Flying Dinosaurs

John Pickrell is an award-winning science writer and the editor of Australian Geographic magazine. He has worked in London, Washington, D.C., and Sydney for numerous publications, including New Scientist, Science, Science News, and Cosmos. He has been a finalist for the Australian Museum's Eureka Prizes three times, has won an Earth Journalism Award, and has been featured in the 2011 and 2014 editions of The Best Australian Science Writing.

Recent fossil discoveries prove dinosaurs didn¿t die out after al--instead, they turned into birds, opening up thrilling new possibilities in our knowledge of the prehistoric world.

Flying Dinosaurs recounts the stunning fossil discoveries, novel ideas, cutting-edge technologies, and scientific missteps that took place as scientists documented the dinosaur-bird link. In readable prose, with stunning illustrations and the necessary background material, this book recounts the cut-and-thrust of one of the most important paleontological advances of modern time. -- Spencer Lucas, chief curator, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, and author of Dinosaurs: The Textbook Dinosaurs aren't dead. Birds are dinosaurs, an astounding fact brought to life by John Pickrell in his celebration of fossil discovery. From historic debates over how birds evolved from dinosaurian ancestors to how this ancient connection is enlightening our understanding of dinosaur lives, Pickrell adeptly shows readers the Velociraptor hiding inside a chicken. -- Brian Switek, author of My Beloved Brontosaurus and Written in Stone A marvelous book. The moment life took to the air--caught in stone! -- Tim Flannery, environmentalist and paleontologist

Foreword, by Philip CurriePrefaceIntroduction: A whole new worldBefore we begin1. The missing link2. A feathered revolution begins3. The dinosaur hunters4. From dinosaur to bird5. Fake fossils6. The evolution of feathers7. The struggle to the skies8. Sex for T. rex9. Colouring in the dinosaurs10. Back from the dead11. The survival gameRelationships of the theropod dinosaursAn A–Z of feathered dinosaursReferencesGlossarySelect bibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex