Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World

Dinosaurs are not what you thought they were--or at least, they didn't look like you thought they did. Here, world-leading paleontologist Michael J. Benton brings us a new visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs, showing how rapid advances in technology and amazing new fossil finds have changed the way we see these extinct beasts forever. Stunning, brand-new illustrations by paleoartist Bob Nicholls display the latest and most exciting scientific discoveries in vibrant color. From Sinosauropteryx, the first dinosaur to have its color patterns identified--a ginger-and-white striped tail and a "bandit mask"--by Benton's team at the University of Bristol to recent research on the surprising mixed feathers and scales of Kulindadromeus, this is one of the first books to include cutting-edge scientific research in paleontology.

Each chapter focuses on a particular extinct species, featuring a specially commissioned illustration by Bob Nicholls that brings to life the latest scientific breakthroughs, with accompanying text exploring how paleontologists have determined new details, such as the patterns on skin and the colors of feathers of animals that lived millions of years ago. This visual compendium surprises and challenges everything you thought you knew about what dinosaurs looked like and how they lived.

Author: Michael J. Benton
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 11/23/2021
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780500052198

About the Author
Benton, Michael J.: - Michael J. Benton is a professor of vertebrate paleontology and head of the world-leading Palaeobiology Research Group at the University of Bristol. He has written more than fifty books, including Dinosaurs Rediscovered and When Life Nearly Died.Nicholls, Bob: - Bob Nicholls is one of the world's leading paleoartists. His work is regularly used to illustrate the latest discoveries in both science journals and the general press.