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About the Author

Matthew P. Martyniuk is an illustrator and science educator specializing in Mesozoic birds and avian evolution. He has been drawing prehistoric flora and fauna since he first held a pencil, and became fascinated with the dinosaur/bird transition after discovering a copy of Gregory S. Paul’s Predatory Dinosaurs of the World at his local library. His illustrations and diagrams have appeared in a variety of books, news articles, and television programs from Discovery, the Smithsonian, and the BBC, and he publishes the paleontological blog DinoGoss. He is a founding member of “Wikiproject Dinosaurs”, an initiative to generate and curate scientifically precise content for the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Additional art and information can be found at his Web site, www.henteeth.com.

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Product details

Paperback: 194 pages

Publisher: Pan Aves (December 8, 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0988596504

ISBN-13: 978-0988596504

Product Dimensions:

6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.5 out of 5 stars

24 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#299,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Mesozoic birds are a good example of prehistoric creatures that often get overlooked. It is good then to see a field guide that tries to show as many Mesozoic birds as it can. Not all known Mesozoic birds are included. One of the appendixes of the book lists various species not included due to their remains being too fragmentary or their classification too unclear. Also, there have been some new Mesozoic bird species discovered after the publication of this book (e.g. Aurornis).Interestingly, the author of the book uses the term "bird" in a wider sense than it is generally used, including all avialans, deinonychosaurs and oviraptorosaurs (or caenagnathiformes, as they are referred to as in the book) as birds. This makes sense, as the line between which dinosaurs are birds and which are not is far more blurred than many would think.Some of the classification terms the author uses are a bit odd. He refers to tyrannosaurids as deinodontids, therizinosaurs as segnosaurs, oviraptorosaurs as caenagnathiformes, and dromaeosaurids as ornithodesmids. There does seem to be a justification to all this though, as the appendixes on clade names and definitions shows when the names were coined and shows that the unusual sounding names the author uses are actually older than the more familiar names and thus take precedence according to the rules of nomenclature.The book explains the basics of bird evolution and physical features (including an interesting discussion on figuring out what feather colours would and would not have been plausible in prehistoric birds and other dinosaurs) and goes on provide an illustrated guide to numerous different Mesozoic birds, in a similar style to many field guides one could find on present day animals. The information presented on each species is brief but still informative, and the illustrations are well done and show convincing images of what the various birds may have looked like in life.I was not aware of just how diverse Mesozoic birds were before reading this book. It was quite an interesting thing to learn.There are a few disagreements I have with the book. I, for example, do not really agree with the classification of scansoriopterygids as basal avialans, but agree more with other classifications that place them as a far more primitive group of maniraptoran. Also, in the book it is claimed that the only birds that the only birds that definitely flew were ornithothoracans, but I have seen a number of sources of up to date info giving persuasive arguments for flight in basal avialans, among deinonychosaurs, and possibly even in the ancestors of oviraptorosaurs and in a few other feathery dinosaurs.These disagreements aside, the book was nevertheless quite interesting and informative. I am glad to have purchased it and would recommend it to anyone interested in birds or in dinosaurs in general.

One of the few books I've seen that thoroughly covers that transition point from proto-bird dinosaurs to birds, and answers all my questions! The illustrations are great and comprehensive, and the text covers everything you were wondering about, from shortening tails to the development of feathers to the transition from teeth to beaks. It also takes scientific care to explain how each fact or supposition was discovered or derived.The text is of course technical, but is still easy for a layperson to read. It is fascinating without any of the annoying affectation and straining for effect that popular science writing sometimes has. A great read for anyone interested in dinosaurs, birds, or just evolutionary biology!

This book is exactly what the title indicates. As a comprehensive list of mesozoic birds and feathered dinosaurs, it is enlightening. However, because these creatures are extinct, the field guide style lends itself to a lot of speculation in appearances. Nevertheless, the illustrations are beautiful and it is a fun, interesting book to add to your shelf and activate your paleontological imagination.

This is a very current material, and meticulous and concise at the same time for those who are interested in the study of paleontology and specifically the controversial theory that birds originated from dinosaurs. This book shows all species of feathered dinosaurs discovered until the time of its publication. Remember that this book, by more scientific language, may be difficult to be understood by younger children. Importantly, the material arrived quickly at my residence. Grateful.

A Field Guide to Mesozoic Birds was purchased as a gift for my daughter, a natural science illustrator. My husband, a paleontologist, grabbed it as I was wrapping it up, and read it through. Both of them greatly enjoyed this book: content, illustrations, and the general "Sibley" concept. This is one cool book.

It is well-established that birds are a kind of dinosaur. Martyniuk's field guide is a terrific guide to the first birds offering the best of what we know and the best informed speculation on what the first birds may have looked like.

I was so excited when I received this book. Suddenly so many pieces fell together! I am an amateur paleo painter who has been confused about feathered dinosaurs and been hesitant to try painting them. Now I feel more confident about the truly bird-like appearance of these critters. I received the book the day after I spent time studying a wild turkey specimen in a museum display and the similarities between this writer/artist's illustrations and that bird brought the eons of dinosaur-bird evolution together in a rush. Today I am going to give a Gastornis a try. Thank-you Matthew Martyniuk!

I bought this book when it first came out and I have to say it is one of the best resources on Mesozoic animals I have seen. Wonderfully detailed and packed with information including what formation the fossil is from and known coloration. Very informative and a good wake up call to all the Jurassic Park fanboys whose dinosaur knowledge is still stuck in the 1980s.

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