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Book Review of The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction

The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction
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Bakker is undoubtedly the controversial and exciting dinosaurologist of the day. His ideas of active, behaviorly complex, warm-blooded dinosaurs have shaken orthodox views and stimulated both public interest and renewed scientific research. In this book he reviews many of his well-known ideas about dinosaur physiology, feeding habits, running ability, taxonomy, and extinction, and offers tidbits on more minor details, e.g., whether dinosaurs had a gizzard. He writes in a colorful, even impassioned prose more akin to political rhetoric than analytic science. This book is revolutionary.