On average, the word "dominate" is used once or twice per page in Dinosaurs, a 224 page book In fact, it's used 3 times, back-to-back, in the 1st paragraph alone)/inconsistent (E.g. See the Brusatte/Benton quote)/repetitive (E.g. In this review, I list the 4 main reasons why I think Dinosaurs is that bad.ġ) The writing is annoyingly hyperbolic (E.g. Dinosaurs in particular is so bad that Naish described it as a representation of "uninformed laziness" (. However, they're also consistently not-so-good sources for casual readers/the enthusiast. Brusatte/Benton's "Dinosaurs" fails at being any of these or even just decent in its own right.īenton & Brusatte are consistently good sources for the specialist (E.g. If you want the best collection of dino profiles, get GSPaul's "The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs". If you want the best natural history of dinos, get Gardom/Milner's "The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs". Short Version: If you want the best digital paleoart, get Csotonyi's "The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi". A representation of uninformed laziness (.
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