Dinosaurs Rediscovered

The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology

By: Michael J. Benton

Narrated by: Matthew Waterson

Over the past 20 years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previously predicted. We can now work out the color of dinosaurs, the force of their bite, their top speeds, and even how they cared for their young.

Remarkable new fossil discoveries - giant sauropod dinosaur skeletons in Patagonia, dinosaurs with feathers in China, and a tiny dinosaur tail in Burmese amber - remain the lifeblood of modern paleobiology. Thanks to advances in technologies and methods, however, there has been a recent revolution in the scope of new information gleaned from such fossil finds.

In Dinosaurs Rediscovered, leading paleontologist Michael J. Benton gathers together all the latest paleontological evidence, tracing the transformation of dinosaur study from its roots in antiquated natural history to an indisputably scientific field. Among other things, the book explores how dinosaur remains are found and excavated, and especially how paleontologists read the details of dinosaurs' lives from their fossils - their colors, their growth, and even whether we will ever be able to bring them back to life. Benton's account shows that, though extinct, dinosaurs are still very much a part of our world.

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Great overview of advances in dinosaur paleo

While I stay up to date on all current news in dinosaur paleontology, I still really enjoyed this book.
I did however struggle a lot with the mispronunciations by the reader. Understandably many dinosaur names can be a challenge, but lots of scientific terms are not and yet were still incorrect. Researchers makes were also incorrect. Dr. Bakker, correctly pronounced back-er was sometimes pronounced “bake-er” and other time correct as back-er.

Very interesting

Sometimes this book focuses too heavily on the research methods rather than their findings. Some people might find that interesting, but I thought at times it detracts from the overall narrative. Other times the research details were very interesting and explained why the theories held up. Overall very interesting and I learned many fascinating facts about dinosaurs!

Magical

Amazing to learn how rapidly twentieth century science brings these great (and small) creatures to life and proves their colors, diets, gaits, etc. could only be one way.

As thrilling as the early centuries of adventures with their hammers and picks scouring the world’s badlands.

Great book

Greatly enjoyed this book and the reading
If you enjoy reading about new discoveries you will love this book

Excellent overview of modern paelontology methods.

The book wasn't what I expected; it was so much more. It's not just a book about dinosaurs; it's a book about how science works. The author shows how paleontology has taken a science that studies past events that cannot be duplicated in the lab and brought it into the 21st century with techniques as varied as protein analysis, microscopy, comparative biomechanics and physics. If you want to understand how science works, this book provides great examples of scientific reasoning, observation, technique. It's not an easy read. It does take some focus and concentration, but if you like science or if you like dinosaurs, it's definitely worth the effort. If you like dinosaurs and science, you'll love it.