Dinosaurs the grand tour: everything worth knowing about dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops

A visual trove of more than 300 dinosaurs, with key anatomy, geology, history, and theory at a glance
We live in a golden age of paleontological discovery—the perfect time to dig in to the spectacular world of dinosaurs. FromAardonyx, a lumbering beast that formed a link between two- and four-legged dinosaurs, toZuniceratops, who boasted a deadly pair of horns,Dinosaurs—The Grand Tourdetails everything worth knowing about more than 300 dinosaurs. The important discoveries and gory details touch on topics from geology, anatomy, and evolution to astronomy and even Native American and Chinese myth. Fascinating facts abound:
Giganotosauruswas longer, two tons heavier, and had bigger jaws thanT. Rex.
The poison-spittingDilophosaurusfromJurassic Parkwasn’t actually venomous at all.??
Because of its bizarre single-clawed hands, scientists now believeMononykuswas a prehistoric predecessor of the anteater!
Illustrations on virtually every page, true to the latest findings, bring these prehistoric creatures to life in all their razor-sharp, long-necked, spiny, scaly glory.