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The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, by Gregory S. Paul

jhg1995's review

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5.0

Informative and very accurate for a 2010 encyclopedia. This was the kind of book I liked reading as a kid and still do now. The artwork is excellent as ever. That being said, Paul tends to make unwarranted lumping of genera like with Aucasaurus and Abelisaurus. Some(not all) of the weight figures are questionable but since when can you weigh a dinosaur? Overall, highly recommended for any paleontology fan!

jhg1995's review against another edition

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5.0

Great update on an already fantastic encyclopedia. Sure, Paul makes my favorite dinosaur(Parasaurolphus) look small and there's some questionable lumping at hand(Scolosaurus and Euoplocephalus should be seperate, Styracosaurus, Einiosaurus, and Pachyrhinosaurus are definitely not identical to Centrosaurus, Triceratops and Eotriceratops are probably separate, etc.) but overall great for any paleontology fan. As for the creatures before and after the Mesozoic along with the non-dinosaur animals that lived during the Mesozoic, catch 'em all...on the internet!

jonas_gehrlein's review

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3.0

A good reference about different dinosaur species but nothing more

nodogsonthemoon's review

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challenging informative slow-paced

2.75

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