Dinosaur Odyssey - Scott D. Sampson

Résumé :
The best general-audience dinosaur book since the Dinosaur Renaissance began in the 1970s.--Philip J. Currie, coeditor of Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, from the foreword Dinosaur Odyssey is not only a personable and highly accessible tour of the up-to-date discoveries about the gigantic and famous. It also builds on dinosaur paleontology to far-ranging topics like extinction, climate change, and the possibility of life on Mars. The gift to the reader is both fascination and enlightenment.--Michael Novacek, author of Terra and Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs An odyssey indeed! One of the world's leading dinosaur paleontologists, Sampson draws on a wide variety of sciences, from astronomy and cosmology to microbiology and ecology, in order to portray dinosaurs as living animals. The reader is in for a treat and will emerge with fresh and valuable insights.--Peter Dodson, author of The Horned Dinosaurs

Biographie:
Scott D. Sampson is a dinosaur paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and educator. He serves as Research Curator at the Utah Museum of Natural History and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where he continues dinosaur research and actively pursues writing and consulting projects surrounding education reform and sustainability.

Critique:
A wonderful book, crammed with information that will surprise you.--Truthdig This thought-provoking book is a must read not only for dinosaur enthusiasts and science educators but anyone interested in the larger context of life.--Magill's Literary Annual / Salem Press Sampson is right on target... There is no better overview available than 'Dinosaur Odyssey.'--Earth Magazine A great in-depth read for those seriously interested in the history of dinosaurs.--Dig