Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History, 4th Edition, by David E. Fastovsky and David B. Weishampel, is a textbook published by Cambridge University Press. The volume introduces major concepts in palaeontology, life sciences, and earth history through the study of dinosaurs.

Coverage focuses on the two primary dinosaur groups, Saurischia and Ornithischia. The authors survey diverse lineages ranging from theropods and sauropodomorphs to armored, horned, and duck-billed ornithischians.

The textbook also includes a dedicated chapter on the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction. Published for higher education courses, it offers instructor examination copies through Cambridge University Press.