Dinosaurs: How We Know What We Know (1st edition)

This textbook introduces research on dinosaurs by describing the science behind how we know what we know about dinosaurs. A wide range of topics is covered, from fossils and taphonomy to dinosaur physiology, evolution, and extinction. In addition, sedimentology, paleo-tectonics, and non-dinosaurian Mesozoic life are discussed. There is a special opportunity to capitalize on the enthusiasm for dinosaurs that students bring to classrooms to foster a deeper engagement in all sciences. Students are encouraged to synthesize information, employ critical thinking, construct hypotheses, devise methods to test these hypotheses, and come to new defensible conclusions, just as paleontologists do.

Key selling features:

• Provides clear and easy to read text with well-defined terminology regarding dinosaurs
• Includes in-class activities (learning tutorials), quizzes, and test banks that encourage full student participation and active learning
• Provides supporting materials-lists of suggested specimens, models for on-line quizzes, etc.
• Includes numerous clear images and diagrams to direct concept learning
• Encourages student curiosity by ending each chapter with a specific "what we don't know" section