Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Tyrant King - (Life of the Past) by Peter L Larson & Kenneth Carpenter (Mixed Media Product)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An enclosed CD-ROM presents additional photographic and filmed reconstructions of the mighty beast.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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. rex had 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 modeling. 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>In all, 'Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant King' is an interesting read. It provides food for thought about a number of controversial topics in dinosaurian biology, and definitive evidence in support of even more hypotheses.6(3) (2009)</p>-- "Palarch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology"<br><br><p>Though the chapters are somewhat technical, most interested readers will find them fascinating and of great interest. This volume is a major contribution to dinosaur research. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic and public libraries, all levels.January 2009</p>-- "Choice"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Peter Larson is founder and president of the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in Hill City, South Dakota, whose staff was responsible for excavating the <i>T. rex</i> known as Stan. He lives in Hill City, South Dakota.</p><p>Kenneth Carpenter is the dinosaur paleontologist for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. He is author of <i>Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs</i> (IUP, 2000) and editor of <i>The Carnivorous Dinosaurs</i> (IUP, 2005) and <i>The Armored Dinosaurs</i> (IUP, 2001). He lives in Aurora, Colorado.</p>
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