The Best Non-fiction Dinosaur Books

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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World 4.21 avg rating — 38,332 ratings
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The Great Dinosaur Debate: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction
The Great Dinosaur Debate: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction 4.23 avg rating — 2,232 ratings
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T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom 4.05 avg rating — 1,980 ratings
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My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs
My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs 3.94 avg rating — 1,616 ratings
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The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs
The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs 4.28 avg rating — 307 ratings
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History 4.14 avg rating — 10,151 ratings
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Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth
Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth 4.52 avg rating — 607 ratings
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Dinosaur Art: The World's Greatest Paleoart
Dinosaur Art: The World's Greatest Paleoart 4.50 avg rating — 234 ratings
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Dinosaurs Without Bones
Dinosaurs Without Bones 4.16 avg rating — 416 ratings
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Digging Dinosaurs: The Search That Unraveled the Mystery of Baby Dinosaurs
Digging Dinosaurs: The Search That Unraveled the Mystery of Baby Dinosaurs 3.94 avg rating — 376 ratings
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Tyrannosaurus Sue: The Extraordinary Saga of the Largest, Most Fought Over T-Rex Ever Found
Tyrannosaurus Sue: The Extraordinary Saga of the Largest, Most Fought Over T-Rex Ever Found 3.90 avg rating — 525 ratings
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The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs
The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 762 ratings
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Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History
Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History 4.18 avg rating — 397 ratings
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Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life
Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life 4.29 avg rating — 187 ratings
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Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature
Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature 4.05 avg rating — 898 ratings
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Dinosaur in a Haystack
Dinosaur in a Haystack 4.11 avg rating — 2,522 ratings
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Dinosaurs in the Attic: An Excursion into the American Museum of Natural History
Dinosaurs in the Attic: An Excursion into the American Museum of Natural History 4.14 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
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How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn't Have to Be Forever
How to Build a Dinosaur: Extinction Doesn't Have to Be Forever 3.76 avg rating — 1,385 ratings
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Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide
Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide 4.31 avg rating — 107 ratings
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The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science
The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science 3.82 avg rating — 147 ratings
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Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages
Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages 4.53 avg rating — 266 ratings
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The Complete Book of Dinosaurs
The Complete Book of Dinosaurs 4.48 avg rating — 135 ratings
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Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur
Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur 4.25 avg rating — 917 ratings
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Hunting Dinosaurs
Hunting Dinosaurs 4.32 avg rating — 57 ratings
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The Horned Dinosaurs
The Horned Dinosaurs 4.05 avg rating — 39 ratings
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When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time 4.11 avg rating — 1,505 ratings
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World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea From The Triassic, Jurassic And Cretaceous Eras
World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea From The Triassic, Jurassic And Cretaceous Eras 4.49 avg rating — 229 ratings
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The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt
The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt 3.77 avg rating — 286 ratings
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Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology
Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Dinosaurs Of Utah
Dinosaurs Of Utah 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World
Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World 4.47 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Why Dinosaurs Matter (TED Books)
Why Dinosaurs Matter (TED Books) 3.94 avg rating — 902 ratings
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Dinosaurs: a Global View by Sylvia and Stephen Czerkas (1996) Hardcover
Dinosaurs: a Global View by Sylvia and Stephen Czerkas (1996) Hardcover
by: Sylvia J.
4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology
Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology 4.39 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
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In the Presence of Dinosaurs
In the Presence of Dinosaurs 4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings
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The Dinosauria
The Dinosauria 4.37 avg rating — 90 ratings
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Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere
Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere 3.90 avg rating — 147 ratings
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Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs: Soft Tissues and Hard Science
Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs: Soft Tissues and Hard Science 3.49 avg rating — 200 ratings
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The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times
The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times 3.98 avg rating — 756 ratings
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Night Comes to the Cretaceous: Comets, Craters, Controversy, and the Last Days of the Dinosaurs
Night Comes to the Cretaceous: Comets, Craters, Controversy, and the Last Days of the Dinosaurs 4.14 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia
Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia 4.56 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Age of Reptiles: The Great Dinosaur Mural at Yale
The Age of Reptiles: The Great Dinosaur Mural at Yale 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Complete T. Rex/How Stunning New Discoveries Are Changing Our Understanding of the World's Most Famous Dinosaur
The Complete T. Rex/How Stunning New Discoveries Are Changing Our Understanding of the World's Most Famous Dinosaur 4.09 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs 4.29 avg rating — 99 ratings
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The Riddle of the Dinosaur
The Riddle of the Dinosaur 4.02 avg rating — 129 ratings
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The Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #1)
The Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 3,550 ratings
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Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs 4.49 avg rating — 239 ratings
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Prehistoric Life Murals
Prehistoric Life Murals 4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Bonehunters' Revenge: Dinosaurs, Greed, and the Greatest Scientific Feud of the Gilded Age
The Bonehunters' Revenge: Dinosaurs, Greed, and the Greatest Scientific Feud of the Gilded Age 3.32 avg rating — 115 ratings
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Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants
Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants 3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds
Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds 4.15 avg rating — 361 ratings
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Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Life
Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Life 4.16 avg rating — 114 ratings
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Dinosaurs: A Very Short Introduction
Dinosaurs: A Very Short Introduction 3.71 avg rating — 453 ratings
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The New Dinosaurs
The New Dinosaurs 4.57 avg rating — 61 ratings
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The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi
The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi 4.47 avg rating — 70 ratings
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The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life
The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life
by: Barry Cox
4.51 avg rating — 111 ratings
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The Sauropod Dinosaurs
The Sauropod Dinosaurs 4.61 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Discovering Dinosaurs: Evolution, Extinction, and the Lessons of Prehistory, Expanded and Updated
Discovering Dinosaurs: Evolution, Extinction, and the Lessons of Prehistory, Expanded and Updated 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Dawn of the Dinosaurs: The Triassic in Petrified Forest
Dawn of the Dinosaurs: The Triassic in Petrified Forest 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Archosauria: A New Look at the Old Dinosaur
Archosauria: A New Look at the Old Dinosaur 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Dinosaurs (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #1)
Dinosaurs (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 2,800 ratings
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Megalodon: Hunting the Hunter
Megalodon: Hunting the Hunter
by: Mark Renz
3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
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All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals
All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals 4.28 avg rating — 1,227 ratings
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A Field Guide to Mesozoic Birds and other Winged Dinosaurs
A Field Guide to Mesozoic Birds and other Winged Dinosaurs 4.12 avg rating — 65 ratings
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The Dragon Seekers: How An Extraordinary Circle Of Fossilists Discovered The Dinosaurs And Paved The Way For Darwin
The Dragon Seekers: How An Extraordinary Circle Of Fossilists Discovered The Dinosaurs And Paved The Way For Darwin 3.79 avg rating — 247 ratings
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Dinosaurs
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Dinosaurs 4.33 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World
The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World 3.84 avg rating — 1,339 ratings
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National Geographic Dinosaurs
National Geographic Dinosaurs 4.32 avg rating — 214 ratings
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Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origin of Birds
Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origin of Birds 4.17 avg rating — 86 ratings
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Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History
Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History 4.20 avg rating — 187 ratings
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Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs
Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings
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The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs
The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings
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The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life
The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life 4.45 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Reptiles
Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Reptiles 4.13 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life (Smithsonian Handbooks) 4.36 avg rating — 96 ratings
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Amazing Dinosaurs: More Feathers, More Claws, Big Horns, Wide Jaws!
Amazing Dinosaurs: More Feathers, More Claws, Big Horns, Wide Jaws! 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Dinosaur Paleobiology
Dinosaur Paleobiology 4.55 avg rating — 53 ratings
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The Armored Dinosaurs
The Armored Dinosaurs 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology: ...Practical Advice for Fossil Technicians
The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology: ...Practical Advice for Fossil Technicians 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs
Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs 3.37 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Future of Dinosaurs: What We Don't Know, What We Can, and What We'll Never Know
The Future of Dinosaurs: What We Don't Know, What We Can, and What We'll Never Know 4.18 avg rating — 252 ratings
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All About Dinosaurs
All About Dinosaurs 4.09 avg rating — 79 ratings
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The Ceratopsia: Based on Preliminary Studies by Othniel C. Marsh (Monographs of the U.S. Geological Survey, Vol 49)
The Ceratopsia: Based on Preliminary Studies by Othniel C. Marsh (Monographs of the U.S. Geological Survey, Vol 49) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Raptor Island (Dinosaur George and the Paleonauts, #1)
Raptor Island (Dinosaur George and the Paleonauts, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Ask DG
Ask DG it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World 3.75 avg rating — 1,934 ratings
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Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves 4.08 avg rating — 178 ratings
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Theropoda vol. 2: Deinonychosauria
Theropoda vol. 2: Deinonychosauria really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Dinosaurs - The Grand Tour: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops
Dinosaurs - The Grand Tour: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops 4.30 avg rating — 406 ratings
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Hadrosaurs
Hadrosaurs 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Theropoda vol. 1: Tyrannosauroidea
Theropoda vol. 1: Tyrannosauroidea 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Little Dinosaurs of Ghost Ranch
The Little Dinosaurs of Ghost Ranch 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Paleoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past
Paleoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past 4.58 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Life in the Triassic
Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Life in the Triassic 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Visual Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
Visual Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs 4.36 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Bone Hunters: The Heroic Age of Paleontology in the American West
The Bone Hunters: The Heroic Age of Paleontology in the American West 3.65 avg rating — 63 ratings
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Lr the Story of Dinosaurs
Lr the Story of Dinosaurs 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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