{"product_id":"dinosaurs-spencer-lucas-9780231173100","title":"Dinosaurs: The Textbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeared towards a broad variety of students, \u003cem\u003eDinosaurs: The Textbook\u003c\/em\u003e, sixth edition, is a concise and lucid presentation of the biological and geological concepts of dinosaur science. It clarifies the evolution, phylogeny, and classification of the various species while modeling the best approach for navigating new and existing research. Revised to reflect recent fossil discoveries and the current consensus on dinosaur science, this text moves through the major taxonomic groups--including theropods, sauropodomorphs, ornithopods, ceratopsians, pachycephalosaurs, stegosaurs, and ankylosaurs--and concludes with updated chapters on the behavior and extinction of the dinosaurs, their biological relationship to birds, and their representation (or misrepresentation) in art, literature, film, and other forms of popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sixth edition represents a major revision of the leading text for an introductory course on dinosaurs, including comprehensive updates based on the latest scientific discoveries, research, and literature. With an extensive art program revised by leading paleoartists that features cutting-edge illustrations, it is a complete reader-friendly pedagogical package with extensive end-of-chapter summary tools, review questions, a detailed glossary, a dinosaur dictionary, and a comprehensive index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our supplemental materials page (https: \/\/cup.columbia.edu\/extras\/supplement\/dinosaurs-the-textbook-sixth-edition) to find study and teaching aides for both students and teachers using \u003cem\u003eDinosaurs: The Textbook\u003c\/em\u003e, sixth edition in class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Spencer Lucas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231173105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231173100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016","brand":"Spencer Lucas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47610978730239,"sku":"9780231173100","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae783216-5cdd-4936-93df-9346cf88826c.jpg?v=1764510918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dinosaurs-spencer-lucas-9780231173100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}