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Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Tyrant King (Life of the Past) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Peter Larson, Kenneth Carpenter
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 196524
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Har/Cdr
Pages: 435
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0253350875
Dewey Decimal Number: 567.9129
EAN: 9780253350879
ASIN: 0253350875
Publication Date: July 2008
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Product Description
With its massive head, enormous jaws, and formidable teeth, Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the young person's favorite creepy carnivore in the Mesozoic zoo. Nor has T. rex been ignored by the scientific community, as this new collection amply demonstrates. Scientists explore such questions as why T. rexhad such small forelimbs; how the dinosaur moved; what bone pathologies tell us about life in the Cretaceous; and whether T. rex was a predator, a scavenger, or both. There are reports on newly discovered skeletons, on variation and sexual dimorphism, and how the big beasts chewed. The methods used by the contributors to unlock the mysteries of T. rex range from "old fashioned" stratigraphy to contemporary computer modelling. Together they yield a wealth of new information about one of the dinosaur world's most famous carnivores. An enclosed CD-ROM presents additional photographic and filmed reconstructions of the mighty beast.
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Lots Of Stuff On T Rex October 9, 2008
Stephen Hick (Falls Church, VA USA)
I really liked this book, it is a series of papers presented at a conference hosted by the Black Hills Institute (if memory serves). It contains most of the current state of discussions on T Rex of a few years ago. The articles range in technical detail - some are easy for a layman to read, some others are practically the same as what would be published in a technical journal, and very dense and opaque. But rewarding if you work through them. One article forced my to create a glossary and map of the skull bones so I could track the discussion. Not for those who enjoy pretty pictures, but those who want to know where the current thought is, several different sides of it. (Although the T. Rex as obligate scavenger POV was not as well represented as others)
Tyrannosaurus Rex--Life of the Past August 30, 2008
Dougmoser (Brainerd, MN)
There is nothing I want to know before I bought this book. I thought it was okay the way it is. The book is very informative and rather technical. Other than that, it is very, very enjoyable. Dinosaurs have always been a favorite of mine, and I always wanted to learn at least a few new and exciting things about the subject. I hope to continue learning more, which is why I enjoyed Tyrannosaurus Rex--Life of the Past. br /
Great book ! August 5, 2008
Stephen W. Templar (Lehi, UT United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the best book, to date, devoted entirely to the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. While it is not perfect, it is as good as they get. I highly recommend this book. It will inspire those who will take us to the next level in understanding these magnificent creatures. I wish this book existed when I was doing my own research; it would have saved me quite a bit of time. br / br /Dr. Stephen W. Templar, Author: rexGun rexGun
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