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Post by takama on Mar 4, 2012 16:04:16 GMT
wow im the first to put a theread in this section. What dinosaur books do you recommend? i have a lot, but most of them date from the 90s and 80s, only a few are up to date. EDIT - It would be especially helpful if links to Amazon could be provided in this thread when possible as it saves those interested having to search. Especially if there is no author details because sometimes different books have the same title.  Thanks, Admin |
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sauroid
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is my stride scientifically accurate? :D
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Post by sauroid on Mar 4, 2012 16:18:53 GMT
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Mar 4, 2012 16:32:16 GMT
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Post by takama on Mar 4, 2012 16:35:23 GMT
thats actaully one of the few up to date books that i have.
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Post by DinoLord on Mar 4, 2012 16:36:13 GMT
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I'M OFF TO EAT SOMEONE'S PARENTS :D
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Post by tyrantqueen on Mar 4, 2012 21:20:07 GMT
My favourite is Dougal Dixon's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. Artwork is good and it's not too outdated. Does anyone have any recommendations for books with good artwork? I have"DINOSAURS: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopaedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages" but I don't like Luis Rey's artwork. Also, on the topic of illustration, does anyone know what book this one comes from?  I found this on the Internet. Yes, it is outdated, but I like it. I posted a request before but no-one answered. |
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Post by gwangi on Mar 4, 2012 21:31:27 GMT
Scott Sampson's "Dinosaur Odyssey" is a great book and only came out last year or so. It mostly discusses the ecology of the Mesozoic as opposed to "just" dinosaurs. There is also Greg Paul's "Field Guide to Dinosaurs" that was also released recently and has tons of great art work and skeletal drawings. His classifications are a bit off but otherwise it is a fairly useful book and again...up-to-date. As for art books look into "Feathered Dinosaurs" and "Dawn of the Dinosaurs". The previous one is entirely a coffee table type book with some of the best renderings I've seen of feathered dinosaurs. The later is about life in the Triassic specifically but has incredible artwork by Doug Henderson (my personal favorite). |
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Post by tyrantqueen on Mar 4, 2012 21:57:47 GMT
This is my book collection ;D  Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages - It has good information but like I said earlier, Luis Rey's art style is not my cup of tea. In The Presence of Dinosaurs- Lovely artwork, not really very informative though. Mostly just a coffee table book. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs- My favourite. The watercolour illustrations are beautiful. The Ultimate Dinopedia- A kid's book, but I rather like it. Artwork is nice too. Here's a sample of the artwork-  Dinosaurios- Now this one is just weird...look at this hilariously bad raptor  Also I have this one, but it's not a dinosaur book per se...  |
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Post by kevtk135 on Mar 4, 2012 23:01:03 GMT
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Post by sbell on Mar 4, 2012 23:11:43 GMT
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Mar 4, 2012 23:16:59 GMT
Also, on the topic of illustration, does anyone know what book this one comes from? This query is off topic and should be posted in the art section. Thanks |
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Mar 4, 2012 23:23:50 GMT
It would be especially helpful if links to Amazon could be provided in this thread when possible as it saves those interested having to search. Especially if there is no author details because sometimes different books have the same title. I started editing some of the posts where links weren't provided, but it would be easier if posters in this thread simply included links in the first place I've added this request to the first post in this thread. |
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Post by dinohunter0000 on Mar 5, 2012 4:43:35 GMT
I would also HIGHLY recommend Scott Sampson's "Dinosaur Odyssey". If there was ever a better book about paleontology, ecology, and the wonder's of discovery, this is the book. Favourite of all time! |
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Post by zopteryx on Mar 5, 2012 21:13:09 GMT
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Post by brachiosaurus on Mar 5, 2012 22:14:28 GMT
This is my book collection ;D Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages - It has good information but like I said earlier, Luis Rey's art style is not my cup of tea. In The Presence of Dinosaurs- Lovely artwork, not really very informative though. Mostly just a coffee table book. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs- My favourite. The watercolour illustrations are beautiful. The Ultimate Dinopedia- A kid's book, but I rather like it. Artwork is nice too. Here's a sample of the artwork- Dinosaurios- Now this one is just weird...look at this hilariously bad raptor Also I have this one, but it's not a dinosaur book per se... I have that book with the tyranosaurs and lambiosaurs on it |
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Post by zopteryx on Mar 6, 2012 3:10:46 GMT
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Thanks, Admin
