Lessem, Don

Describes how giant carnivorous dinosaurs--such as Allosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus Rex--hunted and how scientists have learned about them through fossil studies.

A dinosaur consultant for the movie, Jurassic Park, presents a lavishly illustrated and easy-to-use introduction to the astonishing world of dinosaurs, examining how they hunted, how they defended themselves, what they ate, and why they became extinct.

Describes the research and paleontological investigation that led to the identification and classification of ornithomimid dinosaurs.

Describes the research and paleontological investigation that led to the identification and classification of one of the most recent dinosaurs to be discovered, a huge, vicious hunter named the Utahraptor.

Describes the research and paleontological investigation that led to the identification and classification of the dinosaur Troodon.

Describes the research and paleontological investigation that led to the identification and classification of the dinosaur Seismosaurus.

Reconstructions of sixteen prehistoric habitats and examinations of fossil evidence that place dinosaurs in their ecological roles and tell the story of the dinosaurs' rise and fall.

Illustrations and text explore several different types of raptors, a classification given to a group of small to medium, two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs.