King tyrant A natural history of Tyrannosaurus rex
Book - 2025
"King Tyrant: A Natural History of Tyrannosaurus Rex is an accessible synthesis of our understanding of the evolutionary position, life history, and biomechanics of the T. rex. It explores answers to classic questions, such as "how fast could it run?" "what were its small arms for?" or "was it a predator or scavenger?" At the same time it uncovers new questions, like "was it one species or many?" and "what did it look like?" The text also delves into our own relationship with T. rex, from a historic overview to pop culture references, and discusses whether our love for the dinosaur has helped or hindered our research and understanding"--
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- Subjects
- Published
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Princeton ; Oxford :
Princeton University Press
[2025]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- ix, 310 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-301) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780691245584
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Dinosaur Superstar
- It's All in the Name
- Unearthing T. rex: From Cretaceous to Celebrity
- The Highs and Lows of Fame
- 2. What, in Actuality, Is a I rex?
- The Long Road to Tyrannosaurus
- The Tyrannosaur Family Tree
- Tyrannosaurus rex, the Species
- 3. Inside and Out
- The Essence of Form: Bones and Muscles
- A (Partial) Internal Tour
- Clothing King Tyrants: The Life Appearance of T. rex
- 4. Breathing Life into Bones
- Running Hot, Living Large
- The Smarts, the Senses, the Voice
- Cometh the Mechatyrants
- 5. Lands of the Tyrants
- King Tyrants in Time and Space
- Where the Rexes Roamed
- Meeting the Neighbors
- 6. Life, Food, Love, Death
- The King Tyrant Social Scene
- Tyrannosaurus rex: Dinosaur Hunter
- Love, Death, and T. rex
- 7. Death of a Species, End of an Era
- Approaching the Finish Line
- Goodbye, T. rex
- Afterlife
- References
- Image Credits
- Index