The dinosaur heresies : new theories unlocking the mystery of the dinosaurs and their extinction

Outstanding look at new palaeontology and dinosaur work. Taking the various papers that Bakker wrote for scientific journals and converting them to a book that is slightly more understandable to the public. The basic premise is that dinosaurs were not cold-blooded lizards, but warmer blooded and quite fast at times. See Jurassic Park for an example of the theories in action. Really great work. Presents The Author's Theories On Dinosaurs, Principally, That They Were Warm-blooded, And Takes Issue With Many Current Theories Held By Scholars And The General Public. Also Offers An Explanation Of Why Dinosaurs Became Extinct. Pt. 1. The Conquering Cold-bloods: A Conundrum : Brontosaurus In The Great Hall At Yale ; Wyoming Reverie: Meditation On The Geological Text ; Mesozoic Class Warfare: Cold-bloods Versus The Fabulous Furballs ; Dinosaurs Score Where Komodo Dragons Fail -- Pt. 2. The Habitat Of The Dinosaurs : The Case Of The Brontosaurus: Finding The Body ; Gizzard Stones And Brontosaur Menus ; The Case Of The Duckbill's Hand ; Dinosaurs At Table ; When Dinosaurs Invented Flowers -- Pt. 3. Defense, Locomotion, And The Case For Warm-blooded Dinosaurs : The Teutonic Diplodocus: A Lesson In Gait And Carriage ; Mesozoic Arms Race ; Defense Without Armor ; Dinosaurs Take To The Air ; Archaeopteryx Paternity Suit: The Dinosaur-bird Connection -- Pt. 4. The Warm-blooded Metronome Of Evolution : Sex And Intimidation: The Body Language Of Dinosaurs ; The Warm-blooded Tempo Of The Dinosaurs' Growth ; Strong Hearts, Stout Lungs, And Big Brains ; Eaters And Eaten As The Test Of Warm-bloodedness -- Pt. 5. Dynastic Frailty And The Pulses Of Animal History : Punctuated Equilibrium: The Evolutionary Timekeeper ; The Kazanian Revolution: Setting The Stage For The Dinosauria ; The Twilight Of The Dinosaurs ; Dinosaurs Have Class. Robert T. Bakker. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 463-472. The Dinosaur Heresies.pdf......Page 0 Cover......Page 1 Frontispiece......Page 2 Dedication......Page 5 Preface......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 1 Brontosaurus in the Great Hall at Yale......Page 13 2 Wyoming Revere: Meditation on the Geological Text......Page 27 3 Mesozoic Class Warfare: Cold-Bloods Versus the Fabulous Firballs......Page 46 4 Dinosaurs Score Where Komodo Dragons Fall......Page 73 5 The Case of the Brontosaurus: Finding the Body......Page 103 6 Gizzard Stones and Brontosaur Menus......Page 123 7 The Case of the Duckbill's Hand......Page 144 8 Dinosaurs at Table......Page 158 9 When Dinosaurs Invented Flowers......Page 177 10 The Teutonic Diplodocus: A Lesson in Gait and Carriage......Page 199 11 Mesozoic Arms Race......Page 224 12 Defense Without Armor......Page 253 13 Dinosaurs Take to the Air......Page 271 14 Archaeopteryx Paterinty Suit: The Dinosaur-Bird Connection......Page 296 15 Sex and Intimidation: The Body Language of Dinosaurs......Page 323 16 The Warm-Blooded Tempo of the Donosaurs' Growth......Page 345 17 Strong Hearts, Stout Lungs, and Big Brains......Page 359 18 Eaters and Eaten as the Test of Warm-Bloodedness......Page 373 19 Punctuated Equilibrium: The Evolutionary Timekeeper......Page 393 20 The Kazanian Revolution: Setting the Stage for the Dinosauria......Page 404 21 The Twilight of the Dinosaurs......Page 423 22 Dinosaurs Have Class......Page 443 Notes and References......Page 461 Index......Page 471 About the author......Page 480 For over a century, dinosaurs have been thought of as plodding, dim-witted giant lizards too awkward and ill-equipped to survive the ravages of environmental change. Bakker offers startling new evidence destined to forever alter the perception of the much-maligned monsters, depicting them as never before imagined: hot-blooded, amazingly agile, and surprisingly intelligent. Illustrations. I remember the first time the thought struck me!