Fascinating, lavishly illustrated story of dinosaur research from beginnings in 19th-century England to 1960. Achievements of Buckland, Mantell, Cope, Marsh, Huxley, Sternberg, Brown, many other researchers. Also expeditions, excavations, reconstruction, rivalries, more. 116 photographs. 47 figures and maps.
The Age of Reptiles by Edwin H. Colbert Amply illustrated review of astonishing creatures that ruled the earth for some 60 million years. Interrelationships between amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals, more. Updated addendum.
