The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Third Edition

My 12 year old grandson loved it. Not the typical picture book. Very informative Princeton produced a factual and up to date book on dinosaurs.

As in past editions, this third edition is outstanding, both in it's content and in the multitude of exceptional illustrations. I love this book and I know anyone interested in dinosaurs will love it, too.

Greg Paul is still the best at what he does: Bringing the science and world of dinosaurs to life. Don't let disagreements over Greg's take on dinosaur taxonomy and nomenclature dissuade you from making this purchase. This third update to his original 2010 work of the same title is filled to the brim with new and exciting content. From updates to what the latest evidence-based achievements in understanding the biologies/life histories of dinosaurs says about their appearances and behaviors, to those all important illustrations that bring them to life, this work is value added to the field, for both the amateur enthusiast and professional alike.

I didn't think that Gregory Paul would write a third edition of his field guide to non-avian dinosaurs, but after reading this book, I am quite surprised that he listed Stegosaurus ungulatus as "Stegotitanus" because S. ungulatus and S. stenops are the same genus and Sinornithosaurus haoianus as "Jeholraptor" because haoianus is now seen as a junior synonym of Sinornithosaurus millenii. I respectfully disagree with his referral of Apatosaurus louisae to Brontosaurus and his statement about Tuebingosaurus being a very mature Plateosaurus because A. louisae is more similar to A. ajax and Tuebingosaurus has been clearly demonstrated to be a sauropod relative irrespective of how mature it is, and the T. rex-related taxonomic scheme published by him in 2022 and included in this book has been refuted by Stephen Brusatte and others, who reject the taxonomic criteria used by Paul to create the new species T. imperator and T. regina for a few T. rex specimens (one Tyrannosaurus specimen from New Mexico has been recently described as the new species T. mcraeensis). Nevertheless, I'm glad that Gregory Paul has taken note of the paper published by Andrew Moore and colleagues in 2018 demonstrating that Bellusaurus sui is morphologically distinct from Klamelisaurus gobiensis despite known specimens of Bellusaurus being juvenile.

I appreciated the additional information provided as well as the new genera and species. The author's writing is clear and explains scientific concepts in a straight-forward manner.

The packaging was horrible. The book was just thrown into the box, no protection. Which resulted in the lower corner bashed, which runs through all the pages. C'mon guys, a little bubble wrap goes a long way for a better delivery. The book itself is just a gem for dinosaur lovers. Packaging.......needs much improvement.

It looks like the book went through quite a lot of traffic. It's expected with packages I guess, I just wish they protected the book a little better. But other than the bumps, the book is still readable. Beautiful illustrations, with lots of information. I can't wait to really get into it!

Gregoey S. Paul is a legend. This book is a gold mine and one of a kind. It has no equal in the field of paleontology, just like Greg himself. As for the print, it is of great quality.