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Book review: Dinosaurs of Eastern Iberia

"Overall, I highly recommend this book to any dinosaur enthusiast. It not only delivers up-to-date research on the vertebrate paleontology in Eastern Iberia, but it also is very comprehensive and systematically steps through the science behind the dinosaurs. ... What a great read!" —Priscum: Newsletter of the Paleontological Society

Book review: New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs

New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs is an impressive undertaking. The synthesis of contemporary ceratopsian research and North American paleoenvironmental work makes this book a necessary addition to the library of anyone interested in dinosaur biology and evolution. —The Quarterly Review of Biology

Book reviews: Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology

"As the only synthetic review of the Venezuelan fossil record, this worthwhile edited volume is a must for any scholar of South American vertebrates, fossil or modern." —The Quarterly Review of Biology

Book review: Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs

"[Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs] represents a valuable addition to the literature on these animals as it contains many novel ideas and quite a bit of new data. It will definitely instigate more work on sauropod biology and help to focus future work in new directions." —Geological Magazine

Paleontology book sale

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Book review: Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs

"While the book appears to be dauntingly scientific, it is actually remarkably accessible, even for the nonscientific reader. Dinosaur lovers will find it very interesting, while scientists will be deeply impressed by the research and results of the multidisciplinary approach." —Library Journal

IU Press author announces new horned dinosaur

 From The Cleveland Museum of Natural History:

Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D., a scientist at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, has announced the discovery of a new horned dinosaur, Medusaceratops lokii. Approximately 20 feet long and weighing more than 2 tons, the newly identified plant-eating dinosaur lived nearly 78 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Montana. Its identification marks the discovery of a new genus of horned dinosaur.

Ryan, curator and head of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Museum, published his findings on the new genus in the book, New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium, available from Indiana University Press. Ryan was the book’s lead editor.

Read the rest of the museum's press release here.

Book Reviews: Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution

"...the volume as a whole offers a good deal more than just overviews of new fossils, namely a window into the contemporary Zeitgeist of vertebrate palaeontology itself... Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution reviews the rapidly growing knowledge in several of the most pertinent cases, and it also epitomises much that is good about the present state of the art." —T.S. Kemp, Zoological Journal of Linnean Society

"In summary, this is a useful volume—the individual chapters offer a combination of reviews and important new data that will interest an audience that should extend beyond vertebrate palaeontology to zoologists and evolutionary biologists." —Chris Hayward, Geological Magazine

Book review: A Sea without Fish

"...[R]eading this volume will reward both amateur collectors and professional scientists who share a love of fossils and of the glimpses they give us into a world so unlike ours, and so far away in time." George R. McGhee, Jr., The Quarterly Review of Biology

Book review: Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant King

"In all, 'Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant King' is an interesting read. It provides food for thought about a number of controversial topics in dinosaurian biology, and definitive evidence in support of even more hypotheses. For the professional palaeontologist, it holds abundant data, and will undoubtedly be a frequently cited reference. For students, it may serve as a valuable point of reference for understanding the diversity of palaeontological studies. For the general reader, the book illuminates the complexity of the quintessential carnivorous dinosaur, recasting it as more than just a gargantuan skeleton." —PalArch