San Antonio College Library

This series presents an in-depth look at what is known, and how we know about dinosaurs.

Presents the history of the dinosaur with respect to Texas beginning with the Mesozoic Era.

"Louis Jacobs reopened paleontologists' eyes to the African continent when he uncovered a major fossil site in the hills of Malawi in the 1980s. During five digging seasons in Malawi and three in Cameroon, Jacobs found the remains of two meat-eating theropods, two herbivorous sauropods, an odd crocodile about the size of a Chihuahua, and rare early mammals. Now in paperback, Quest for the African Dinosaurs includes Jacobs' new introduction, which...

Discusses recent dinosaur finds and "the reinterpretations being made about dinosaur life." Illustrated with black-and-white photos, maps, and "drawings of some of the new dinosaur discoveries ... from the expeditions of the world's leading dinosaur scientists." Includes time line on endpapers.

"The Great Dinosaur Controversy unearths the most important historical and ongoing controversies that have raged over everyone's favorite extinct creatures. Students, scientists, and general readers will explore such questions as: How different were dinosaurs from today's creatures? Did Diplodocus stand upright or crawl on its belly? Did birds descend from dinosaurs? This work explores these and other key questions concluding with a look at modern-day...

What does the fossil record really tell us about the evolution and extinction of dinosaurs? What was the dinosaurs' exact relationship to the rest of the organic world? And what do they disclose about our own place in history of life?the authors use photgraphs, origiinal drawings, maps, charts, diagrams and historical and contemporary narratives to answer all our questions, from the most basic to the most sophisticated about the lives and characteristics...

Offers the very latest information on dinosaur eggs, hatchlings and babies, as well as a detailed look at dinosaur courtship, mating, nests, and physical development.

Presents the author's theories on dinosaurs, principally, that they were warm-blooded, and takes issue with many current theories held by scholars and the general public. Also offers an explanation of why dinosaurs became extinct.

The story of our unlikely romance with the dinosaurs, from the finding of their enormous bones to the dinosaur theme parks of today.