Summary & Study Guide - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs:: A New History of a Lost World

By Lee Tang

If you thought you knew all about dinosaurs, you will learn much more in this book.

This book is a summary of “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World,” by Steve Brusatte.

Dinosaurs, the world's most fearsome creatures, vanished sixty-six million years ago. Now Steve Brusatte has revealed their 200-million-year-long story as never before.

In The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, Brusatte tells the story of the origin and demise of the most intriguing class of animals ever lived. Drawing on cutting-edge science, he reveals how dinosaurs evolved from small insignificant animals 250 million years ago into apex predators that ruled the entire planet. He re-created the dinosaur kingdoms in North America, Asia, South America, Africa, and Europe during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, when thousands of species thrived. He describes the most famous dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, and how dinosaurs evolved into birds. The story continues to a day at the end of the Cretaceous, 66 million years ago. Billions of dinosaurs all over the world woke up on that day feeling confident about their place in nature. Then, in a split second, nearly all of the dinosaurs died in the most extraordinary extinction event in Earth's history.

If it could happen to dinosaurs, could it happen to us?

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LMT Press
• Release date: Dec 10, 2018
• ISBN: 9781988970189

Lee Tang

Lee Tang is a retired executive of a major global insurance company. Prior to his retirement, he has worked as an actuary, a risk officer and a chief financial officer for several major insurance organizations in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan. To learn more about Lee and his work, visit his website and blog at https://lmtpress.wordpress.com. You can reach him by email at [e-mail].

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If you thought you knew all about dinosaurs, you will learn much more in this book.

This book is a summary of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World, by Steve Brusatte.

Dinosaurs, the world's most fearsome creatures, vanished sixty-six million years ago. Now Steve Brusatte has revealed their 200-million-year-long story as never before.

In The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, Brusatte tells the story of the origin and demise of the most intriguing class of animals ever lived. Drawing on cutting-edge science, he reveals how dinosaurs evolved from small insignificant animals 250 million years ago into apex predators that ruled the entire planet. He re-created the dinosaur kingdoms in North America, Asia, South America, Africa, and Europe during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, when thousands of species thrived. He describes the most famous dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, and how dinosaurs evolved into birds. The story continues to a day at the end of the Cretaceous, 66 million years ago. Billions of dinosaurs all over the world woke up on that day feeling confident about their place in nature. Then, in a split second, nearly all of the dinosaurs died in the most extraordinary extinction event in Earth's history.

If it could happen to dinosaurs, could it happen to us?

This guide includes:

Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts.

Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth.

Value-added from this guide:

Save time

Understand key concepts

Expand your knowledge

Important Note About This Guide

This guide is a summary and not a critique/review of the book. The summary may not be organized chapter-wise but summarizes the book’s main ideas, viewpoints, and arguments. It is NOT meant to be a replacement, but a supplement to help you understand the book’s key ideas and recommendations.

Title: Summary & Study Guide - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Subtitle: A New History of a Lost World

Author: Lee Tang

Publisher: LMT Press (lmtpress.wordpress.com)

Copyright © 2018 by Lee Tang

All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

First Edition: December 2018

Issued in print and electronic formats.

ISBN 9781988970189 (ebook)

ISBN 9781790980802 (paperback)

ISBN 9781987063929 (paperback)

Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and author make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of these contents and disclaim all warranties such as warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. The website addresses in the book were correct at the time going to print. However, the publisher and author are not responsible for the content of third-party websites, which are subject to change.

To my wife, Lillian, who is the source of energy and love for everything I do, and to Andrew and Amanda: watching you grow up has been a privilege.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Table of Figures

Timeline of the Age of Dinosaurs

Prologue: The Golden Age of Discovery

1. The Dawn of the Dinosaurs

2. Dinosaurs Rise Up

3. Dinosaurs Become Dominant

4. Dinosaurs and Drifting Continents

5. The Tyrant Dinosaurs

6. The King of the Dinosaurs

7. Dinosaurs at the Top of Their Game

8. Dinosaurs Take Flight

9. Dinosaurs Die Out

Epilogue: After the Dinosaurs

Index

About the Author

Table of Figures

Figure 1: Zhenyuanlong suni

Figure 2: Archosaur

Figure 3: Dinosauromorph

Figure 4: Ischigualasto Provincial Park

Figure 5: Herrerasaurus

Figure 6: Eoraptor

Figure 7: Pisanosaurus

Figure 8: Map of Pangaea with modern continental outlines

Figure 9: Metoposaurus

Figure 10: Staurikosaurus feeding on a dicynodont

Figure 11: Pseudosuchians

Figure 12: Hudson River Palisades

Figure 13: Brontosaurus

Figure 14: Titanosaurus

Figure 15: Allosaurus

Figure 16: Iguanodon

Figure 17: Ankylosaurus

Figure 18: Carcharodontosaurs

Figure 19: Qianzhousaurus

Figure 20: Kileskus

Figure 21: Guanlong

Figure 22: Guanlong compared to a human

Figure 23: Sinotyrannus

Figure 24: Yutyrannus

Figure 25: Timurlengia

Figure 26: T. Rex

Figure 27: Velociraptor

Figure 28: Dilong

Figure 29: Dinosaur Eggs

Figure 30: Map of the Late Cretaceous

Figure 31: Hell Creek Formation

Figure 32: Triceratops

Figure 33: Edmontosaurus

Figure 34: Abelisaurids

Figure 35: Dreadnoughtus

Figure 36: Balaur bondoc

Figure 37: Velociraptor

Figure 38: Pterosaur

Figure 39: Archaeopteryx

Figure 40: Compsognathus

Figure 41: Deinonychus

Figure 42: Sinosauropteryx

Figure 43: Microraptor

Figure 44: Yucatán Peninsula

Figure 45: Artist's reconstruction of Chicxulub crater soon after impact

Figure 46: Torrejonia-Wilsoni Partial Skeleton

Timeline of the Age of Dinosaurs