Brusatte relates that low diversity characterized the initial period of dinosaur evolution, a finding for which several of his early works brought major support (e.g., Brusatte et al. In a time when dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are often portrayed inaccurately in popular culture (e.g., the Jurassic World movies), Rise and Fall provides balance in the form of the viewpoint of a scientist working at the forefront of the field. Brusatte writes on his own research foci.
In the former case, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is at its best when Dr. It is in this framework that Stephen Brusatte’s new popular book The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs fits, narrating his travels across the globe as a young researcher in a rapidly changing science.īrusatte’s work, which seems dually aimed at the general public and an audience of enthusiasts and interested non-paleontologist scientists, tracks both the history of the non-avian dinosaurs from their initial evolution in the Triassic to their diversification in the Jurassic and Cretaceous and demise at the end of the Mesozoic and a more personal story of his own adventures as a scientist. Indeed, the history of the field is punctuated by famous expeditions to such locales as the Flaming Cliffs of Mongolia, the sands of the Sahara, and the mountains of the American West. The science of paleontology is often thought of as a discipline of daring explorers adventuring to the far reaches of the globe.
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