Dinosaurus : a prehistoric dictionary
Publication Information
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2025]
Physical Description
192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Summary
This illustrated guide to the prehistoric world features more than 100 phrases revealing the science and natural history of the Mesozoic era! Learn more about your favorite dinosaurs and discover new ones, such as Yutyrannus, the largest animal with confirmed feathers currently known to science. Meet other incredible prehistoric beasts, including the Xiphactinus, a fish with vicious teeth that suggest they were predatory from the moment they hatched. Explore prehistoric events and time to understand the Earth's geological timescale. Investigate the prehistoric planet and what it looks like today. Brush up on scientific terms such as homology, or the features common to species with a shared ancestor. Each word entry includes a definition, further information and context, and an illustration. Fossil entries also include the pronunciation, discovery date, and range of where the fossils have been found. With detailed entries and vibrant anatomical illustrations, Dinosaurus is the perfect reference book for the whole family!
"This delightful prehistoric dictionary defines more than 100 words and phrases alongside informative entries, phonetic spellings to help pronounce the names of prehistoric creatures, and detailed anatomical illustrations"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
- Dinosaurs
- Prehistoric beasts
- Events and time
- Prehistoric planet
- Scientific terms.