THE TYRANNOSAUR CHRONICLES: THE BIOLOGY OF THE TYRANT DINOSAURS
Book ID/图书代码： 02000015B83796
English Summary/英文概要： Tyrannosaurs are, by some margin, the most famous dinosaurs in the world. Popular among children and adults alike, it is the only dinosaur many people can name. The Tyrannosaurus was an impressive beast, it topped six tons, was more than forty feet (thirteen meters) long, and had the largest head and most powerful bite of any land animal, ever. The Tyrannosaurus and other tyrannosaurs are fascinating animals, and perhaps the best-studied of all dinosaur groups. They started small, just a couple of yards long, and over the course of 100 million years, evolved into giant meat-slicing bone crushers.
New types of tyrannosaurs were discovered every year between 2010 and 2014, greatly revising what we know about how they lived, bred, fed, and died. THE TYRANNOSAUR CHRONICLES tracks the rise of these dinosaurs, and presents the latest research into their biology, showing off more than just their impressive statistics--tyrannosaurs had feathers, may have hunted in groups, and fought and even ate one another. Indeed, David Hone tells the evolutionary story of the group through their anatomy, ecology, and behavior, exploring how they came to be the dominant terrestrial predators of the Mesozoic-and more recently, one of the great icons of biology.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 霸王龙是世界上最著名的恐龙，也是很多人可以叫得出名字的恐龙，在大人和小孩中都很流行。霸王龙是一种十分“显赫”的野兽，重达6吨，长达13米，拥有陆地动物中最大的头颅和最为锋利的牙齿。霸王龙是十分有趣的动物，可能也是恐龙家族中最适合研究的种类。很久以前的霸王龙体积较小，只有几码长，但经过1亿年的进化，变成了巨型食肉动物。
2010年至2014年期间发现了不少新品种的霸王龙，逐渐揭露了其生存、繁衍、猎食及死亡的过程。《霸王龙编年史》记录了这类恐龙的崛起以及当今最新的对其生物学的研究。事实上，作者David Hone通过解剖学、生态学和行为学讲述了这一物种的进化历史，探索了它们是如何成为陆地上占统治地位的食肉动物、又是如何成为生物史上的一大图腾的。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：“恐龙是不朽的神话，而巨大、嗜血的霸王龙又是知名度最高（最恐怖）的！如今，知名恐龙专家 David Hone 向我们揭露了它们的历史。”——Mike Benton，布里斯托大学教授
“霸王龙很可能是世界上最受欢迎的恐龙。但我们究竟对这一种类的恐龙了解多少呢？David Hone 在书中探讨了它们生物、历史、进化及行为，这是一本相当棒的书，包含最新的有关霸王龙的认识。”—— Dr Tom Holtz，马里兰大学
“毫无疑问，这是我读过的最棒的关于霸王龙的书籍。”—— Xu Xing，中国科学院教授
Dinosaurs are endlessly fascinating, and the massive, blood-thirsty tyrannosaurs are most popular (and scary) of the lot! Here, renowned dinosaur expert David Hone reveals their story, and how we know what we know about these most amazing of ancient reptiles. -- Professor Mike Benton, University of Bristol Tyrannosaurs are probably the world’s favourite dinosaurs. But what do we really know about this group? David Hone reviews the biology, history, evolution, and behaviour of the tyrant kings - an excellent read, containing the very latest in our understanding of Tyrannosaurus rex and its closest relatives. -- Dr Tom Holtz, University of Maryland Without doubt, the best book on tyrannosaurs I’ve ever read. This is an awesome dinosaur book. -- Professor Xu Xing, Chinese Academy of Sciences
"Gripping and wonderfully informative"- New Statesman, Tom Holland
’Gripping and wonderfully informative’ Tom Holland, New Statesman
"Spectacular" - Nature
About the Author/作者介绍： David Hone 在恐龙研究领域颇有建树。他目前在伦敦玛丽女王大学任教，讲授生态学。他已经发表了50余篇有关恐龙生物学和行为学的学术论文，尤其关注霸王龙。他曾为BBC、《新科学家》及《纽约时报》等媒体撰稿。现居伦敦。
David Hone is based at the University of London, where he is Lecturer in Zoology at Queen Mary University of London. He has published more than 50 academic papers on dinosaur biology and behaviour, with tyrannosaurs being of particular research interest, and his fieldwork has included some time on the famous Chinese deposits. David writes a regular blog for the Guardian, Lost Worlds, a major source of dino-info for the general public.
David includes among his writing credits the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs website. He has appeared on the Discovery Channel, BBC Radio 5 Live and RTE, been a consultant for National Geographic documentaries, and written articles for New Scientist, The Times, The Independent, The Telegraph, The New York Times, and many others.
Format:HARDCOVER ILLUSTRATED
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