Contents

What were the dinosaurs?

Different designs

Triassic times

Jurassic times

Cretaceous times

The end of an era

How do we know?

The first fossil finds

Little and large

Dinosaur evolution

Heads and brains

Horns and head crests

Senses and communication

Meat-eaters

Plant-eaters

Long and short necks

The backbone story

All about tails

Terrifying tails

Plates and sails

Arms and hands

Claws and their uses

Legs and feet

Ancient footprints

Tough skins

Feathered dinosaurs

Eggs and young

Finding dinosaur fossils

Rebuilding a dinosaur

Classification of dinosaurs

Discovery timeline

Find out more

Glossary

Index

Acknowledgments