The Tyrannosaur Chronicles ─ The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus is by some margin the most famous dinosaur in the world, adored by children and adults alike, and it is the only dinosaur many people can name. An impressive beast, it topped 10 tons, was more than 40 feet (15m) long, and had the largest head and most powerful bite of any land animal, ever. Tyrannosaurus and its relatives (the tyrannosaurs) are fascinating animals, and perhaps the best-studied of all dinosaur groups. They started small, just a couple of yards long, and over the course of 70 million years evolved into the giant meat-slicing bone-crushers that the world is now familiar with.

The Tyrannosaur Chronicles tracks the rise of these dinosaurs, and presents the latest research into their biology, showing off more than just their impressive statistics--tyrannosaurs had feathers, may have hunted in groups, and fought and even ate each other. This entertaining book presents the science behind this research, and tells the evolutionary story of the group through their anatomy, ecology and behavior, exploring how they came to be the dominant terrestrial predators of the Mesozoic--and more recently, one of the great icons of biology.