Robert T. Bakker.
The Dinosaur Heresies.
Penguin. 1986
Humans have been on the earth for a mere 100,000 years;
dinosaurs dominated the planet for 130 million…
The time has come, claims one of the world’s leading palaeontologists, for us to give dinosaurs the respect they deserve. They were nota flawed dynasty of sluggish monsters plodding through the prehistoric swamps, but one of evolution’s greatest success stories. Almost certainly warm-blooded, they played a crucial role in the developing history of life.
In this brilliantly provocative and beautifully written book Robert Bakker calls into question ail the received wisdom about dinosaurs and offers his own fascinating interpretation of the evidence.