This book is both a colorful introduction to the history and study of dinosaurs and an eye-opening survey of dinosaur discoveries in Spain. This record spans an 80-million-year period that includes key moments in Earth’s history, such as the extinction events at the Jurassic-Cretaceous and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundaries. Dinosaurs of Eastern Iberia tells the story of Iberia’s tumultuous geological history and presents a detailed synthesis of the region’s dinosaur discoveries, with fact sheets and reconstructions of each species found there.
Contributions by:
Elena Nieto,
Andrés Santos-Cubedo
Edited by:
Àngel Galobart,
Maite Suñer,
Begoña Poza
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 235mm,
Spine: 34mm
Weight: 1.406kg
ISBN: 9780253356222
ISBN 10: 0253356229
Series: Life of the Past
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 17 October 2011
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface: The Dinosaurs of Eastern Iberia /Àngel Galobart Acknowledgments 1: Paleontological Discoveries and Studies /Àngel Galobart, Andrés Santos-Cubedo, Maite Suñer and José Ignacio Canudo 2. The Geological Context: The Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous /Carlos de Santisteban and Andrés Santos-Cubedo 3. The Geological Context: The Upper Cretaceous Peninsula /Oriol Oms, Violeta Riera and Carlos de Santisteban 4. History and Classification of Dinosaurs /Bernat Vila, Josep Marmi and Marc Furió 5. Origin and Diversity of Dinosaurs /Bernat Vila, Marc Furió and Josep Marmi 6. The Study of Dinosaur Fossils /Bernat Vila, Maite Suñer, Begoña Poza, Josep Fortuny, Elena Nieto and Àngel Galobart 7. Saurischians through Time /Bernat Vila, Maite Suñer, Andrés Santos-Cubedo, José Ignacio Canudo, Begoña Poza and Àngel Galobart 8. Ornithischians through Time /Rodrigo Gaete, José Ignacio Canudo and Andrés Santos-Cubedo 9. Fauna and Flora in the Age of Dinosaur /Josep Marmi, Carles Martín-Closas, Xavier Delclòs and Begoña Poza 10. Global Distribution and Dinosaur Environments of Eastern Iberia /Josep Fortuny, Bernat Vila, Marc Furió, and Carlos de Santisteban 11. Mass Extinctions and the End of Dinosaurs /Bernat Vila, Andrés Santos-Cubedo, Àngel Galobart and Rodrigo Gaete 12. The Reconstruction of Dinosaurs and their World /Oscar Sanisidro Sites, Museums, and Paleontological Research Centers in Eastern Iberia References Contributors
Àngel Galobart is the director of the research group on Mesozoic Fauna at the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont. Maite Suñer is Lecturer in Biological Sciences at the University of Valencia. Begoña Poza is a paleontologist at Consorci Ruta Minera.
Reviews for Dinosaurs of Eastern Iberia
A beautifully illustrated book that covers... spectacular sites, and very interesting specimens... I am unaware of any comparable treatment. I suspect that many will buy the book for the artwork alone! James O. Farlow, co-editor, The Complete Dinosaur
