Dinosaurs Without Bones: Dinosaur Lives Revealed by their Trace Fossils

Brilliant book, well written and very readable. I bought it for my husband who is a geologist, but I find I can dip into it as well.

Good book

This is a hell of a book. It is so good for the huge amount of fashinating hints and information that I should revise the opinion about the other dino books I have read so far.Paleoichnology is fascinating beyond any expectation since it allows palentology to reconstruct the moment in which a trace was left and, if we are lucky enough, to surmise the environment that sorrounded the maker at the time. And what other animals were probably doing. And why they probably did what they did. I know that for most people there are too many "probably" but, ehi, it's paleontology and as all branches of historical science, you can hold on your pet hypothesis till new evidence comes and you have to discard it. However, this is not the point. Martin explains the logical conclusion presenting the evidence and discussing the implication. And yes, adding here and there a little bit of imagination. But always remaining in the realm of the "plausible" scenarios.This is a book I would recommend even to those who know little about dinosaur anatomy.I have loved it from the fist page to the very end.My god what a book.

The author manages to describe a maybe not super appealing topic in a very intriguing way. He manages to deliver a good amount of details and knowledge while never boring the reader. I had an exciting time learning what we can learn from trace fossils. Recommended to everyone who wants a different view on how we study dinosaurs.

Wie haben ausgestorbene Tiere gelebt? Wie haben sie sich fortbewegt? Diese beiden und viele Aspekte lassen sich nicht mehr beantworten, da alles, was von diesen Tieren übrig geblieben ist, aus fossilen Knochen besteht.Hier setzt Anthony Martin's Buch an. Es ist sehr interessant geschrieben, auch wenn es in einem oder zwei Kapiteln vorübergehend ins kindlich-alberne abgleitet. Fossile Spuren deuten auf viele Gewohnheiten hin, sie müssen allerdings richtig erkannt und geeutet werden. Um diesen neuen Zweig der Paläontologie geht es in diesem Buch.Wer sich für diesen Bereich interessiert, wird hier die Möglichkeit haben, Grundkenntnisse zu erwerben, und anhand der Bibliographie weitere Materialien zu finden..