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FASTOVSKY, D. E. & WEISHAMPEL, D. B. 2005. The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs, 2nd ed.

xiv+485 pp. Cambridge, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. Price £35.00, US $80.00 (hard covers). ISBN 0 521 81172 4.

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First published in 1996, this is a classic book about dinosaurs written in an open and accessible way by two experienced authors and, in the second edition, considerably enhanced by the marvellous graphics of the artist John Sibbick (I would buy the book just for the artwork – but I am perhaps biased in that regard).

As with the previous edition, Fastovsky & Weishampel are endeavouring to reach the broader end of the undergraduate curriculum, by producing a non-threatening book for non-major science students opting for a course on ‘Dinosaurs’ in the USA university . . . [Full Text of this Article]