Studying informally under the famously iconoclastic Robert Bakker at Johns Hopkins University during the 1970s and 80s, Paul became interested both in the idea that most dinosaurs were metabolically similar to extant mammals and birds, and that dinosaurs (and other fossil archosaurs) were being portrayed inaccurately by other artists. Most basic pieces of biographical information about Paul are already well known. A lengthy introductory section reviews dinosaur anatomy, biology, evolution, behaviour, and the climate, atmosphere and palaeogeography of the Mesozoic. The idea that this book might function as a “field guide” is of course fanciful, and indeed it’s stated early on that the book is intended to be “in the style of a field guide”. It’s a large (320 pp.), heavily illustrated catalogue of over 400 reconstructed skeletons, accompanied throughout with life restorations and brief chunks of text that present data on the world’s Mesozoic dinosaur species. Paul’s most recent book – the 2010 Dinosaurs: A Field Guide (aka The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs) – is, simply put, the ultimate Greg Paul book. Greg Paul is an independent researcher who specialises on dinosaurs he’s well known for his popular articles and books and his technical papers, but in particular for his hugely influential artwork.
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