The story of the dinosaurs in 25 discoveries: amazing fossils and the people who found them

I. In the beginning. Megalosaurus: the "great lizard," the "Scrotum humanum," and the first named dinosaur ; Iguanodon: Gideon Mantell, Louis Dollo, and the first dinosaur fauna ; Cetiosaurus: the "whale lizard," Richard Owen, and the first known sauropod ; Hadrosaurus: Joseph Leidy and the first American dinosaur ; Eoraptor: the first dinosaurs

II. The long-necked giants: the sauropods. Plateosaurus: ancestors of the giants ; Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus: Marsh, Cope, and the Bone Wars ; Diplodocus: the real "Jurassic Park" and Carnegie's gift ; Giraffatitan: the tallest of the tall, and the Tendaguru ; Patagotitan: who's the biggest of them all?

III. Red in tooth and claw: the theropods. Coelophysis: the little dinosaur of Ghost Ranch ; Cryolophosaurus: denizen of the polar darkness ; Spinosaurus: lost giants of Egypt ; Tyrannosaurus: king of the tyrant reptiles ; Giganotosaurus: biggest predator of all? ; Deinocheirus: "terrible hands" lead to big surprises ; Velociraptor: "terrible claws" and the dinosaur renaissance ; Sinosauropteryx: feathered dinosaurs and the origin of birds

IV. Horns and spikes and armor and duck beaks: the ornithischians. Heterodontosaurus: the origin of ornithischians ; Stegosaurus: the "roofed lizard' and the thagomizer ; Ankylosaurus: armored dinosaurs and "Mr. Bones" ; Corythosaurus: duckbills with headgear ; Stegoceras: the "unicorn dinosaur" and the boneheads ; Protoceratops: the griffin legends and the origin of horned dinosaurs ; Triceratops: the "dinosaurian bison" and the last of the dinosaurs.

Intro; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. In the Beginning; 1. Megalosaurus: The "Great Lizard," the "Scrotum Humanum", and the First Named Dinosaur; 2. Iguanodon: Gideon Mantell, Louis Dollo, and the First Dinosaur Fauna; 3. Cetiosaurus: The "Whale Lizard," Richard Owen, and the First Known Sauropod; 4. Hadrosaurus: Joseph Leidy and the First American Dinosaur; 5. Eoraptor: The First Dinosaurs; Part II. The Long-Necked Giants; 6. Plateosaurus: Ancestors of the Giants; 7. Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus: Marsh, Cope, and the Bone Wars

8. Diplodocus: The Real "Jurassic Park" and Carnegie's Gift9. Giraffatitan: The Tallest of the Tall, and the Tendaguru; 10. Patagotitan: Who's the Biggest of Them All?; Part III. Red in Tooth and Claw: The Theropods; 11. Coelophysis: The Little Dinosaur of Ghost Ranch; 12. Cryolophosaurus: Denizen of the Polar Darkness; 13. Spinosaurus: Lost Giants of Egypt; 14. Tyrannosaurus: King of the Tyrant Reptiles; 15. Giganotosaurus: Biggest Predator of All?; 16. Deinocheirus: "Terrible Hands" Lead to Big Surprises; 17. Velociraptor: "Terrible Claws" and the Dinosaur Renaissance

18. Sinosauropteryx: Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of BirdsPart IV. Horns and Spikes and Armor and Duck Beaks: The Ornithischians; 19. Heterodontosaurus: The Origin of Ornithischians; 20. Stegosaurus: The "Roofed Lizard" and the Thagomizer; 21. Ankylosaurus: Armored Dinosaurs and "Mr. Bones"; 22. Corythosaurus: Duckbills with Headgear; 23. Stegoceras: The "Unicorn Dinosaur" and the Boneheads; 24. Protoceratops: The Griffin Legend and the Origin of Horned Dinosaurs; 25. Triceratops: The "Dinosaurian Bison" and the Last of the Dinosaurs; Index