Dinosaurs Incognito

ISBN-13: 9783639181944 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str.

John A. Anton

Opis

When dinosaurs were first unearthed in the 19th century, they were reconstructed as lethargic beasts, a stigma associated with ectothermy. This perception prevailed for 150 years. Then John Ostrom rocked the foundations of dinosaur paleontology in the late 1960s. He uncovered evidence that dinosaurs lived dynamic lives, a trait associated with "endothermy" (i.e., warm-bloodedness). Significant scientific advancements were made by ensuing generations of paleontologists following in Ostroms footsteps. But now there is reason to suspect that dinosaurs were incredible frauds. Dinosaurs Incognito proposes that dinosaurs were ectotherms and exposes how these clever beasts managed to pull off their endothermic charade by presenting them in intriguing ways that both challenges conventional doctrine and encourages alternate thought. The reader is also introduced to a special axiom regarding morphology, provocative new ideas concerning the nitty-gritty of dinosaur life, and some entertaining anecdotes for good measure which are sure to make Dinosaurs Incognito a memorable experience for the general reader and scientist alike.

O autorze

John Anton attended Rutgers University and Temple University for his undergraduate and graduate degrees in geology. He has taught at various colleges and published two new theories; specifically, that ceratopsian crests amplified low frequency sound and that select dinosaur groups used gastroliths to temporarily boost metabolism.