The Dinosaur Heresies

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The Dinosaur Heresies
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Paperback edition front cover,
Illustration by John Gurche (1985)
Author Robert T. Bakker
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCitadel Press (current edition)
Publication date
1986
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint/Hardcover
Pages481 pp.
ISBN 0-8217-5608-7
OCLC 36439291

The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction is a 1986 book written by Robert T. Bakker [1] [2] exploring extant evidence indicating that dinosaurs, rather than being cold-blooded and wholly lizard-like, were warm-blooded, agile creatures more similar to modern birds than to lizards or other reptiles. Although controversial on publication in 1986, [3] much of The Dinosaur Heresies now represents the prevalent view in paleontological circles (although other parts have been outdated by more current research).[ citation needed ]

The main arguments used to show that dinosaurs were warm-blooded are:

References

  1. Kakutani, Michiko (1986-11-08). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Dinosaur Mysteries". The New York Times . Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  2. "Review of The Dinosaur Heresies by Robert T. Bakker". Kirkus Reviews. 21 November 1986.
  3. Horner, John R. (1988). "The Dinosaur Heresies. New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction. Robert T. Bakker". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 63 (2): 210–211. doi:10.1086/415850. ISSN   0033-5770.