Weishampel, D.B., P. Dodson & H. Osmólska. Eds. 2004. The dinosauria (2nd edition). – Berkeley/Los Angeles/London, University of California Press.

Abstract

The first edition of ‘The dinosauria’ was published in 1990. The new edition, published in December 2004, is bigger, more detailed, and amazingly up-to-date: until the very last deadline new discoveries seem to have made their way into this most complete overview of the non-avian dinosaurs available. Browsing through both editions side-by-side, it becomes clear again how much has happened in the field of dinosaur palaeontology recently. The first edition listed some 300 dinosaur genera. In fourteen years’ time, more than 200 new genera were added to the list. Dinosaurs may be long extinct, dinosaur research seems more alive than ever before. Forty-four authors contributed to the second edition of ‘The dinosauria’, a figure almost doubled compared to the first edition. All authors are among the leading experts in their fields. Read more...