Microstructure Of Dinosaur Bone : Deciphering Biology With Fine-scale Techniques, Hardcover by Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya, ISBN 080188120X, ISBN-13 9780801881206, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

A guide to one of the most recently developed techniques for the study of dinosaurs. Chinsamy-Turan (zoology, U. of Cape Town, South Africa) provides an overview of living bone structure and composition and how it changes upon death and during fossilization. She unravels why the microscopic structure of fossil bone remains intact after millions of years and provides a photographic atlas of the kinds of bone tissue found in dinosaurs, with an analysis of their biological significance. The text offers insight into growth patterns of dinosaurs and the biology of Mesozoic birds and discusses what bone histology can and can't disclose about dinosaur physiology. The work is well illustrated in b&w and with eight color plates. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()