![]() rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, Velociraptor, and more, as well as winged and feathered dinosaurs, the prehistoric ancestors of modern birds. In the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, thousands of species thrived, including T. Equally drawing on his own groundbreaking findings and the cutting-edge research of the women and men who are revolutionizing our understanding of these astonishing creatures, Brusatte's captivating narrative?generously illustrated with original drawings and photographs?traces the evolution of dinosaurs from their inauspicious start as small shadow dwellers in the Triassic period into the dominant array of species that arose during the dinosaurs' peak. American paleontologist Steve Brusatte masterfully brings to life the lost world of the dinosaurs, illuminating their enigmatic origins, spectacular flourishing, astonishing diversity, cataclysmic extinction, and startling living legacy. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their thrilling, 200-million-year-long story as never before. ![]() ![]() Today the dinosaurs remain one of our planet's great mysteries. GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS WINNER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Smithsonian, The Times (London), Science Friday, Popular Mechanics, Science News, Library Journal, Booklist, Chicago Public Library Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome creatures vanished. ![]()
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