Each chapter starts with a beautiful ‘cover’ of two pages, after which is a short paragraph containing general information. The book is divided in 15 chapters, prefaced by a foreword and introduction, and closed by some small sections on the main fossil sites and a glossary. But what makes it stand out from the crowd? Many take the form of an encyclopaedia, and Parker’s ‘Dinosaurus’ is just such a book. The resultant stream of scientific publications in professional journals has been matched by an increase of semi-scientific and popular books, translating the scientific jargon in understandable prose. ![]() Many new fossils from famous sites, such as the Chinese Jehol Group (western Liaoning, northern Hebei and souteastern Inner Mongolia), together with a general increase in research, has greatly increased our knowledge on these and other extinct animals.
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