The Dinosauria

The Dinosauria

First edition
Author David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska
Language English
Genre Reference encyclopedia
Publisher University of California Press
Publication date
 1990
Pages 880 pp.
ISBN 0-520-25408-2
OCLC 154697781

The Dinosauria is an extensive book on dinosaurs, compiled by David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska. It has been published in 2 editions, with the first edition published in 1990, consisting of material from 23 scientists.[1] The second, greatly revised edition, was published in 2004, with material from 43 scientists.[1] Both editions were published by University of California Press.

The book covers a wide range of topics about dinosaurs, including their systematics, anatomy, and history and it has been lauded as "the best scholarly reference work available on dinosaurs" and "an historically unparalleled compendium of information" and by Padian (1991) as a "monumental work" which features the work of 23 dinosaur specialists: "an instant classic".[2]

Editions

Weishampel, D. B., Dodson, P., & Osmólska, H. (1990). The Dinosauria. Berkeley: University of California Press.[2][3] [4]

Weishampel, D. B., Dodson, P., Osmólska, H., & Hilton, Richard P. (2004). The Dinosauria. University of California Press.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Benson R. (2007), "Review: Weishampel D.B., Dodson P. & Osmolska H. 2004. The Dinosauria", Geological Magazine 144(1): p. 218-219.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Padian, K. (June 20, 1991). [Review of] The Dinosauria. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 11, 2, 263-266.
  3. ↑ Gaffney, E. S. (September 01, 1991). [Review of] The Dinosauria. Systematic Zoology, 40, 3, 378-379.
  4. ↑ Carpenter, K. (January 01, 1993). The Dinosauria:edited by David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson and Halszka Osmoska. University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States 1990. Hardcover. 733 pp. US $85. ISBN 0-520-06726-6. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 105, 3, 361-362.
  5. ↑ Irmis, R. B. (January 01, 2006). Weishampel, Dodson, Osmólska: The Dinosauria, 2nd edition. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26, 1, 232-232.
  6. ↑ Larsson, H. C. E. (January 28, 2005). Vertebrate Paleontology The Dinosauria 2nd ed. D. B. Weishampel, P. Dodson, H. Osmolska, Eds. Science New York Then Washington-, 5709, 520.
  7. ↑ Benson, R. (January 01, 2007). WEISHAMPEL, D. B., DODSON, P. & OSMÓLSKA, H. 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd ed. xviii + 861 pp. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press. Price £62.00 (hard covers). ISBN 0 520 24209 2. Geological Magazine, 144, 1, 218-219.
  8. ↑ Ruben, J. (December 01, 2005). The Dinosauria. Second Edition. Edited by David B Weishampel, Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska.The Dinosauria. Second Edition. Edited by DavidBWeishampel, PeterDodson, and HalszkaOsmólska. Berkeley (California): University of California Press. $95.00. xviii + 861 p; ill.; genera and species, stratigraphic and geographic, and subject indexes. ISBN 0‐520‐24209‐2. 2004. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 80, 4, 468-469.

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