Dinosaur Tracks and Traces

This is the first book ever to be devoted to this subject.

David D. Gillette (Edited by), Martin G. Lockley (Edited by)

9780521407885, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 February 1991

476 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.84 kg

'This book is bound to appeal to dinosaur enthusiasts, but its value goes far beyond that. I recommend it not merely to dinosaur specialists but to all who have an interest in locomotor function and behaviour of any fossil lower retrapod.' Episodes

The study of fossilized dinosaur remains, vertebrate paleontology is a well established discipline, but the discovery and rediscovery of numerous and varied dinosaur footprints and nest sites has spurred a renaissance in the associated field of ichnological research. Dinosaur Tracks and Traces is the first book ever to be devoted to this subject, and it represents the work of seventy noted dinosaur ichnologists. Contributors address the history of science and the relevance of dinosaur ichnology to the interpretation of dinosaur behaviour, paleoecology, paleoenvironments, and evolution. Several new preservation, conservation, and documentation techniques are also presented. The book is richly illustrated and is intended for students and professionals in the areas of paleontology, vertebrate zoology, geology, and paleoenvironmental analysis. The historical aspects of the book and the many site descriptions also make Dinosaur Tracks and Traces appealing to amateur fossil collectors and dinosaur enthusiasts.

Part I. Introduction
Part II. Historical Perspectives
Part III. Locomotion and Behaviour
Part IV. Eggs and Nests
Part V. Paleoecological, Paleoenvironmental and Regional Synthesis
Part VI. Biostratigraphy
Part VII. Experimentation and Functional Morphology
Part VII. Site Reports
Part IX. Systematic Ichnology
Part X. Conservation and Preservation.

Subject Areas: Palaeontology [RBX]