Dinosaurs Without Bones: Uncovering Dinosaur Lives Through Trace Fossils - Perfect for Paleontology Enthusiasts & Science Educators
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What if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a165-million year history on earth, and had adapted to all land-based environments from pole to pole? What clues would be left to discern not only their presence, but also to learn about their sex lives, raising of young, social lives, combat, and who ate who? What would it take for us to know how fast dinosaurs moved, whether they lived underground, climbed trees, or went for a swim?Welcome to the world of ichnology, the study of traces and trace fossils – such as tracks, trails, burrows, nests, toothmarks, and other vestiges of behavior – and how through these remarkable clues, we can explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs. With a unique, detective-like approach, interpreting the forensic clues of these long-extinct animals that leave a much richer legacy than bones, Martin brings the wild world of the Mesozoic to life for the 21st century reader.
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I really did enjoy this book, and all the discussions about what we can glean about dinosaur habits by their trace fossils. The writing style was lively and engaging.Possibly, though, this is not the end-all book on this subject matter. As I recall, the author teaches paleontology but doesn't collect fossils himself, and thus there seem to be definable limits to his knowledge. Specifically, he states we don't have trackways attributed to several varieties of dinosaurs, mostly just theropods, hadrosaurs, and sauropods.Yet other books on my "reading list" have asserted that indeed we do have tracks attributed to ceratopsians, ankylosaurs, etc. It's just that these tracks might be located in far-flung locations that are difficult (and expensive) to reach in person. But as far as other researchers are concerned, these tracks do exist.So enjoy the book -- it is very much worth reading. But then keep reading other books on paleontology to perhaps get other perspectives on the topic of ichnology.
