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| Preface | |
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| Timeline | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Defining Dinosaurs | |
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| Classification of Dinosaurs | |
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| Societal Importance of Dinosaurs | |
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| Popular Culture and Science | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Overview of Scientific Methods | |
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| Importance of Scientific Methods | |
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| Observational Methods: The Beginning of Questions | |
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| Ethics and Dinosaur Studies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| History of Dinosaur Studies | |
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| Dinosaur Studies before the "Renaissance" | |
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| Dinosaur Studies of the Recent Past: Beginnings of a Renaissance and a New Legacy | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Paleontology and Geology as Sciences | |
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| Basic Principles of Geology | |
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| Recovery and Preparation of Dinosaur Fossils: How They Are Collected | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Dinosaur Anatomy and Classification | |
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| Dinosaur Anatomy Related to Classification: Old and New | |
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| Summary | |
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| Introduction to Dinosaur Evolution | |
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| Basic Concepts in Evolutionary Theory | |
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| Evolutionary Origin of Dinosaurs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Dinosaur Taphonomy | |
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| Postmortem Processes: Pre-burial | |
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| Postmortem Processes: Accumulation, Burial, and Post-burial | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Dinosaur Physiology | |
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| Dinosaur Reproduction: Sex and Eggs | |
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| Dinosaur Growth and Thermoregulation | |
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| Dinosaur Feeding | |
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| Dinosaur Thermoregulation: Other Considerations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Theropoda | |
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| Clades and Species of Theropoda | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Theropoda | |
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| Theropods as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Sauropodomorpha | |
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| Clades and Species of Sauropodomorpha | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Sauropodomorpha | |
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| Sauropodomorphs as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Ornithopoda | |
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| Clades and Species of Ornithopoda | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Ornithopoda | |
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| Ornithopods as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Thyreophora | |
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| Clades and Species of Thyreophora | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Thyreophora | |
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| Thyreophorans as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Marginocephalia | |
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| Clades and Species of Marginocephalia | |
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| Paleobiogeography and Evolutionary History of Marginocephalia | |
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| Marginocephalians as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Dinosaur Ichnology | |
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| Dinosaur Tracks | |
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| Paleoecological Information Gained from Dinosaur Tracks | |
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| Dinosaur Nests | |
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| Dinosaur Toothmarks | |
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| Dinosaur Gastroliths | |
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| Dinosaur Coprolites | |
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| Miscellaneous Dinosaur Trace Fossils | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Birds as Modern Dinosaurs | |
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| Aves, Archaeopteryx, and Bird Lineages | |
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| Birds as Living Animals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Dinosaur Extinctions | |
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| Definitions and Causes of Mass Extinctions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |