Re: The Dinosaur Encyclopedia

["Jordan Mallon" <j_mallon@hotmail.com>]

> From: Waylon Rowley <whte_rbt_obj@yahoo.com>

> dachande wrote:
>
> > I am thinking about buying this book, but because
> > its kind of expensive I would like to know if it is
> > worth buying [snip]
>
> I recently asked this question. After the responses I
> decided to buy it, and I'm quite happy with that
> decision. Spent a couple days reading all the theropod
> entries. It's basically a condensed version of a
> scientific paper on each dinosaur, with a little fact
> file. There is usually a photo/diagram or 2 of the
> fossil described. Pretty useful. I don't know if you
> can still get it at the price I bought it for, but the
> book section of Walmart.com had it real cheap.

No, no, no, no, no, no.  Dachande was asking about _The Dinosaur 
Encyclopedia_ (Currie & Padian), not Glut's _Dinosaurs: the Encyclopedia_.  
I've got both of them, and I can tell you they are both very different in 
content.  The former covers pretty much all aspects related to dinosaurian 
paleontology, while the latter details info regarding individual dinosaurian 
genera.  That said, both books are very good and worth having.
Hope I could clarify the matter.

Jordan Mallon

http://www.geocities.com/paleoportfolio/

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