DISCOVERING DINOSAURS Bob Walters and Tess Kissinger Cider Mill Press Book Publishers Kennebunkport Maine
CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction What Is a Dinosaur How Do We Know about Dinosaurs Where and When Did They Live Dinosaurs and Hips Dinosaur Colors and Patterns Dinosaur Timeline The Triassic Period The Jurassic Period The Cretaceous Period Extinction Glossary About the Authors 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 18 20 28 64 137 143 144
Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge the scientists who have helped us in our work Matthew Lamanna Peter Dodson Michael Brett Surman Kirk Johnson Jim Kirkland Tom Holtz Dan Chure George Englemann Cathy Forster Zhe Xi Luo James Farlow Ralph Chapman and Linda Deck Many thanks to our assistant Marie Dileva and to the artists who assisted us on the murals for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Dinosaur National Monument Jeff Breeden Erin Cobb Laura Fields Jenn Hall Bruce Mohn Harry Saffren Paul Sorton and Kay Wood
