Dinosaur Eggs and Babies

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Kenneth Carpenter
Edited by Karl F. Hirsch
Edited by John R. Horner
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:392
Dimensions(mm): Height 253,Width 178
Category/GenrePalaeontology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521567237
ClassificationsDewey:567.91
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 95 Halftones, unspecified; 143 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 26 January 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In the last couple of decades the study of dinosaur eggs and babies has proved to be one of the most exciting and profitable areas of dinosaur research. This is the first book solely devoted to this topic and reviews, in scientific detail, our present state of knowledge about this exciting area of palaeontology. Chapters in the book discuss all aspects of the science including the occurrence of eggs, nests and baby skeletons, descriptive osteology of juvenile skeletons, comparative histology of juvenile bone, analyses of eggs and egg shells, palaeoenvironments of nesting sites, nesting behaviour and developmental growth of baby dinosaurs. The volume will be an invaluable addition to the book collections of vertebrate palaeontologists and their graduate students.

Reviews

'... an essential addition to the dinosaur literature and is the only compact reference work covering reproductive biology. It succeeds admirably in summarizing the current state of knowledge while drawing attention to how much remains unknown.' Angela Milner, Nature '... an essential addition to the dinosaur literature and the only compact reference work covering reproductive biology. It succeeds admirably in summarizing the current state of knowledge ...'. Nature