Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96) and index.
Table of Contents
ContentsIntroduction
The age of the dinosaurs
Dinosaurs and their relatives
TRIASSIC
Life in the Triassic
Early Triassic/Europe, Africa, Asia
Middle Triassic/Europe
Middle Triassic/North and South America
Focus on: Mammal-like reptiles -- the ancestors of mammals
Late Triassic/Europe
Late Triassic/North America
EARLY JURASSIC
Life in the Early Jurassic
Early Jurassic/Europe
Early Jurassic/Africa and Asia
Focus on: Ichthyosaurs -- the swimming reptiles
Early Jurassic/North America
LATE JURASSIC
Life in Late Jurassic
Late Jurassic/Europe
Late Jurassic/Africa
Late Jurassic/Asia
Focus on: Stegosaurs -- the armored plant-eaters
Late Jurassic/North America
EARLY CRETACEOUS
Life in the Early Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous/Europe
Early Cretaceous/Asia
Focus on: Pterosaurs -- the flying reptiles
Early Cretaceous/North America
LATE CRETACEOUS
Life in the Late Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous/Europe
Late Cretaceous/Asia
Focus on: Tyrannosaurs -- the tyrant lizards
Late Cretaceous/North America
Focus on: Maiasaura -- the "good mother lizard"
Late Cretaceous/North America
Index
Further reading
Acknowledgments