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Today they remain one of our planet's great mysteries. Now \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs \u003c\/i\u003ereveals their extraordinary, 200-million-year-long story as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this captivating narrative of natural history (enlivened with more than seventy original illustrations and photographs), Steve Brusatte, a young American paleontologist who has emerged as one of the foremost stars of the field--naming fifteen new species and leading groundbreaking scientific studies and fieldwork--masterfully tells the complete, surprising, and \u003ci\u003enew \u003c\/i\u003ehistory of the dinosaurs, drawing on cutting-edge science to dramatically bring to life their lost world and illuminate their enigmatic origins, spectacular flourishing, astonishing diversity, cataclysmic extinction, and startling living legacy. Captivating and revelatory, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrusatte traces the evolution of dinosaurs from their inauspicious start as small shadow dwellers--themselves the beneficiaries of a mass extinction caused by volcanic eruptions at the beginning of the Triassic period--into the dominant array of species every wide-eyed child memorizes today, \u003ci\u003eT. rex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Triceratops\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrontosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. This gifted scientist and writer re-creates the dinosaurs' peak during the Jurassic and Cretaceous, when thousands of species thrived, and winged and feathered dinosaurs, the prehistoric ancestors of modern birds, emerged. 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Today the dinosaurs remain one of our planet's great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their thrilling, 200-million-year-long story as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican paleontologist Steve Brusatte masterfully brings to life the lost world of the dinosaurs, illuminating their enigmatic origins, spectacular flourishing, astonishing diversity, cataclysmic extinction, and startling living legacy. Equally drawing on his own groundbreaking findings and the cutting-edge research of the women and men who are revolutionizing our understanding of these astonishing creatures, Brusatte's captivating narrative--generously illustrated with original drawings and photographs--traces the evolution of dinosaurs from their inauspicious start as small shadow dwellers in the Triassic period into the dominant array of species that arose during the dinosaurs' peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, thousands of species thrived, including T. rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, Velociraptor, and more, as well as winged and feathered dinosaurs, the prehistoric ancestors of modern birds. 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