Feathers, Blood, and Millions of Years. The Complete History of Dinosaurs

In paleontology, one bone can rewrite the history of an entire continent. This book is the story of the triumph of evolution that lasted 160 million years. The author debunks the stereotype of dinosaurs as slow, cold-blooded reptiles doomed to extinction. Relying on the latest discoveries—from the ‘pregnant’ Tyrannosaurus B-rex to feathered predators of China—the researcher reconstructs the life of the rulers of the Mesozoic. How did their lungs work with air sacs that allowed them to grow to the size of a whale? Why did they suffer from arthritis and bone cancer? What did their courtship rituals actually look like? This is a detailed biography of animals that not only ruled the planet but also shaped its landscape, trampling forests and turning lowlands into lakes.