{"product_id":"what-bugged-the-dinosaurs-george-poinar-9780691124315","title":"What Bugged the Dinosaurs?: Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003eMillions of years ago in the Cretaceous period, the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex--with its dagger-like teeth for tearing its prey to ribbons--was undoubtedly the fiercest carnivore to roam the Earth. Yet as \u003ci\u003eWhat Bugged the Dinosaurs?\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, T. rex was not the only killer. George and Roberta Poinar show how insects--from biting sand flies to disease-causing parasites--dominated life on the planet and played a significant role in the life and death of the dinosaurs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Poinars bring the age of the dinosaurs marvelously to life. Analyzing exotic insects fossilized in Cretaceous amber at three major deposits in Lebanon, Burma, and Canada, they reconstruct the complex ecology of a hostile prehistoric world inhabited by voracious swarms of insects. The Poinars draw upon tantalizing new evidence from their amazing discoveries of disease-producing vertebrate pathogens in Cretaceous blood-sucking flies, as well as intestinal worms and protozoa found in fossilized dinosaur excrement, to provide a unique view of how insects infected with malaria, leishmania, and other pathogens, together with intestinal parasites, could have devastated dinosaur populations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A scientific adventure story from the authors whose research inspired \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Bugged the Dinosaurs?\u003c\/i\u003e? offers compelling evidence of how insects directly and indirectly contributed to the dinosaurs' demise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Poinar, Roberta Poinar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691124310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691124315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.38w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2007 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films Best Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2008","brand":"George Poinar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120040800511,"sku":"9780691124315","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b74a44e-c613-4921-a5eb-bbaaaccab866.jpg?v=1687412248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-bugged-the-dinosaurs-george-poinar-9780691124315","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}