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Mesozoic Bird Field Guide

Started by ZoPteryx, December 15, 2012, 03:52:15 AM

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ZoPteryx

December 15, 2012, 03:52:15 AM Last Edit: December 15, 2012, 03:53:26 AM by Zopteryx
I just heard about this and I'm so excited!!! :o

http://dinogoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/coming-soon-field-guide-to-mesozoic.html

And it just came out on the 8th! :)

dinohunter000

#1
December 15, 2012, 04:42:30 AM
Yep I picked up the digital version a couple days ago.  Skimmed it quickly, excellent excellent illustrations of feathered dinosaurs.  Very believable!
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Jetoar

#2
December 15, 2012, 09:52:43 AM
I like it . This is a great idea  8).
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Fluffysaurus

#3
December 20, 2012, 09:28:55 PM
I am very curious about the book. Could you show us some pictures please?
I am very interested in the book only i dont have a clue where to get it since Amazon doesnt use paypal.
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postsaurischian

#4
December 20, 2012, 11:14:15 PM
 :o Wow, thanks :)!
Immediately ordered one.

ZoPteryx

#5
December 27, 2012, 03:58:26 AM
Just got the book and I really like it!  ;D  Like dinohunter000 said, the illustrtaions are excellent and definitely look more like living animals, ie: more like living avian creatures rather than a dinosaur with feathers attached.  The info is very good too, overall I highly recommend this book! ^-^

paleoferroequine

#6
December 27, 2012, 05:13:26 AM
Just got mine today.  Haven't had time to really look at it, but looks good so far.  Wish there was more info on how much of each specimen are known.

Yutyrannus

#7
December 27, 2012, 07:10:57 PM
I just ordered one, and bought the Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs. :)

"The world's still the same. There's just less in it."

ZoPteryx

#8
December 28, 2012, 03:22:14 AM
Quote from: paleoferroequine on December 27, 2012, 05:13:26 AM
Just got mine today.  Haven't had time to really look at it, but looks good so far.  Wish there was more info on how much of each specimen are known.

I agree, skeletals would have been nice.  Although there is more info in the text about what's truely known than I originally thought.

ZoPteryx

#9
January 01, 2013, 01:12:59 AM
Just finished the book and I'm very impressed!  Really helps to unravel the different groups of Mesozoic birds which I always found rather confusing.  If I had any complaints it'd be that the editing was rather poor in some areas (it is a self-published book though) and I wish the excluded species had been given some text rather than just a list.

All in all, I'd still highly recommend it! :)
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