Book recommendations

[pako]

Thanks for your answers guys, I might just do my own then, I'll let you know if I got time if and when I could start this little project 

[ZoPteryx]

I don't actually own any of these books, yet, but I wanted to point out these new releases that look very promising:

http://amzn.to/2BYgHmX


http://amzn.to/2ymePSP


http://amzn.to/2z7TZKs


http://amzn.to/2Cb8LzG

[DinoToyForum]

Great suggestions, ZoPteryx. I have the first edition of Oceans of Kansas and should definitely order this new edition.

[DinoToyForum]

Thanks for your answers guys, I might just do my own then, I'll let you know if I got time if and when I could start this little project 

Depending on the format, a book about dinosaur toys could make a great collaborative project. A different author could focus on a different company. The difficulty would be in getting a publisher, it would be a difficult sell!

[DinoToyForum]

We have just completed our review of "The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs" by Gregory S. Paul.

You can see our review here: Book Review "The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs"]

"The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals" is also terrific.  I am currently reading this and it is beautifully illustrated and very well written, highly recommended.

Here's the review of this book too: Book Review "The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals"

The books themselves are available here:

http://amzn.to/2AIKhR0


http://amzn.to/2Bnsmz8

[DinoToyForum]

I had the opportunity to flick through this today. An oversized lavish volume which focuses on palaeoart from its beginnings until the 60s or so. There isn't any contemporary art but there is plenty of wonderful historical stuff including high resolution reproductions of pieces that I only knew previously from poor thumbnails, and also many of pieces I'd never seen before. Recommended, if you have the budget.

Paleoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past.

[Libraraptor]

If you look for "paleoart Taschen " on YouTube, you will find a great little movie about that Volume with its intelligent and beautiful Author.

[DinoToyForum]

If you look for "paleoart Taschen " on YouTube, you will find a great little movie about that Volume with its intelligent and beautiful Author.

Found it
https://youtu.be/Sj4qh-JGS7Q

[HD-man]

Not looking forward to the following books (which will be released in April/May, respectively).

Brusatte's The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World: On the 1 hand, a Natural History of Dinos is the best kind of non-encyclopedic dino book ( http://blogevolved.blogspot.com/2017/08/natural-histories-of-dinos.html ); On the other hand, Brusatte's previous NHD books are some of the worst ones ( http://blogevolved.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-5th-pair-of-reviews.html ) ( http://blogevolved.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-10th-pair-of-reviews.html ).

Ford's Too Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs: If you who don't know of/remember Ford, see Naish's "Brian J. Ford's Aquatic Dinosaurs, 2014 Edition" ( https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/brian-j-ford-s-aquatic-dinosaurs-2014-edition/ ).

[WarrenJB]

Hahaha! Oh blimey, is Ford still flogging that horse?

[DinoToyForum]

My copy of Paleoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past arrived today.  On  Amazon.co.uk it is currently on offer for £48.75. Still expensive, but so worth it.

[Reptilia]

That Taschen book looks simply amazing, I must grab myself a copy before they're gone.

[Katieraptor]

Any recommendations for books about large nonavian theropods?

[CityRaptor]

Ford's Too Big to Walk: The New Science of Dinosaurs: If you who don't know of/remember Ford, see Naish's "Brian J. Ford's Aquatic Dinosaurs, 2014 Edition" ( https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/brian-j-ford-s-aquatic-dinosaurs-2014-edition/ ).

Geez, I think Ford is living in the wrong century or something. I guess you won't need to review the book, just point out why he is wrong.  Like seriously, that man does not seem to understand anything about dinosaurs...

[Halichoeres]

Any recommendations for books about large nonavian theropods?

I just got this one recently and I'm liking it. Includes some original descriptions, even. http://amzn.to/2G5SXju

[Theropodavid]

Any recommendations for books about large nonavian theropods?

https://www.amazon.com/Tyrannosaurid-Paleobiology-Life-RALPH-MOLNAR/dp/0253009308
https://www.amazon.com/Tyrannosaur-Chronicles-Biology-Dinosaurs-Bloomsbury/dp/1472911288?pd_rd_wg=9tVW8&pd_rd_r=10faaeaa-dfc2-437d-9dc7-2d89d696525a&pd_rd_w=bE8J6&ref_=pd_gw_simh&pf_rd_r=FN1RBXFMGE5WCKSSK0W9&pf_rd_p=b841581f-e864-5164-afa6-4c18a8348879
https://www.amazon.com/Tyrannosaurus-Tyrant-King-Life-Past/dp/0253350875
https://www.amazon.com/Acrocanthosaurus-Inside-Out-Kenneth-Carpenter-ebook/dp/B01M13VN49/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1516634281&sr=8-3&keywords=Acrocanthosaurus
https://www.amazon.com/Predatory-Dinosaurs-World-Complete-Illustrated/dp/0671619462

[Katieraptor]

I remember Predatory Dinosaurs of the World!!! I loved it!

Sadly, I think it's largely outdated today. I remember things like classifying Carcharodontosaurus as a 25 foot long Megalosaur, or including both Daspletosaurus and Tarbosaurus in the Genus Tyrannosaurus.

[HD-man]

Can't believe I forgot to post this back in 2014. Oh well, better late than never.

But notice the OP did mention this in the original post:

I'd like to find an encyclopedia that has a variety of dinosaurs with illustrations and has basic information such as time period, size, location, and a little blurb about the dinosaur.

I think that Dixon's book suits that request pretty well. Holtz's book is great too, but it doesn't cover individual species in detail.

I have to agree that in some way Dixon's book maybe more suited to the request. For example, if you look at the entry for Parasaurolophus (image from TQ's post above) and compare the info given on both books (Holtz is on page 46 from HD-man's reference); you will see that Dixon mentioned the animal was studied by Parks (1922) (assuming Dixon probably listed Parks' in a reference section, if not it is still a good starting point for a search) , however such info is not given in Holtz's. You can always cross reference with the original publication from Dixon's (most of the time, if you can obtain these reference materials). Info wise Holtz's is clearly less descriptive

No offense, but I think you're missing a very important point: It doesn't matter how descriptive a source is if that source is unreliable; In this case, that source is Dixon (See "Bad" for why: http://blogevolved.blogspot.com/2014/05/good-semi-good-and-bad-dino-sources.html ).

(the only extra information that Holtz gave is the weight of the animal, in this case Parasaurolophus is weigh as much as a "rhino" in Holtz's; however, is Holtz talking about the black or white rhino? because their weight could be quite different).

You do know there are more than 2 species of rhino, right? In any case, Holtz clearly explains what he means by that in the "DINOSAUR GENUS LIST" part of "Supplementary Information for Holtz's Dinosaurs" ( https://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/dinoappendix/appendix.html ).

[HD-man]

Any recommendations for books about large nonavian theropods?

I recommend reading Holtz's Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages.

[UK]

My copy of Paleoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past arrived today.  On  Amazon.co.uk it is currently on offer for £48.75. Still expensive, but so worth it.

Just received my copy too today courtesy of my daughter as a birthday present. Incredible book that is stunning and easy to pickup and read. It's also huge.

Thanks for the recommendation.