龙帝传奇:恐龙王的自然纪实

King Tyrant: A Natural History of Tyrannosaurus rex

基本信息

by Mark P. Witton (Author)

Format:Hardback 320 pages, 150+ color illus.

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Imprint:Princeton University Press

ISBN:9780691245584

Published:13 May 2025

Weight:1340g

Dimensions:214 x 263 x 29 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

本书以精美的插图，带您了解如今我们所知道的关于可怕恐龙之王的一切。继续与令人眼花缭乱的电影《霸王龙》一起冒险吧！这部电影由山姆·尼尔讲述，目前正在全球 IMAX 影院和博物馆影院上映。霸王龙是世界上最受欢迎的恐龙，深受公众喜爱，也是古生物学家深入研究和争论的主题。这本插图精美的书籍汇集了自 1905 年“霸王龙”——“暴君蜥蜴之王”——首次被赋予其著名名称以来我们所了解的一切。

它以科学的视角呈现这些生物，而非电影中描绘的版本，揭示了它们与以往想象的截然不同，而且远比想象的更加神奇。 《霸王之王》收录了作者创作的大量原创绘画和图表，并借鉴最新发现，以现代视角解读霸王龙，揭开媒体炒作的面纱，这些炒作常常掩盖这些非凡的灭绝动物，同时巩固了它们作为中生代最强大食肉动物的声誉。本书包含超过150幅令人叹为观止的插图、照片和图表。

内容涵盖了从霸王龙的研究历史到其解剖学、生理学、生物力学、行为学和灭绝的方方面面。揭示了科学界已知的霸王龙在成长过程中体型的剧烈变化，以及其巨大的体型和强大的下颚。揭示了霸王龙的生活方式和行为细节，这些细节来自化石证据，从竞争对手之间激烈的咬脸行为，到它们能够将三角龙的头部扯下。本书深入探讨了围绕霸王龙的诸多争议，例如：霸王龙真的存在多个物种吗？它们是否群居和群猎？它们奔跑的速度有多快？咬合力有多强？我们真的能区分雄性和雌性吗？探讨霸王龙在流行文化中的作用，展现我们对这种恐龙的热爱如何促进和阻碍了研究。

A marvelously illustrated look at everything we now know about the fearsome king of the dinosaursContinue the adventure with the dazzling film, T.REX, narrated by Sam Neill, now playing in IMAX and museum cinemas worldwideTyrannosaurus rex is the world’s favorite dinosaur, adored by the public and the subject of intense study and debate by paleontologists. This stunningly illustrated book brings together everything we have learned about T. rex—the “King of the Tyrant Lizards”—since it was first given its famous name in 1905.

It presents these creatures as science knows them rather than the version portrayed in movies, revealing them to be dramatically different, and far more amazing, than ever imagined. With numerous original paintings and diagrams by the author, King Tyrant draws on the latest discoveries to offer a modern understanding of Tyrannosaurus, pulling back the curtain of media hype that often obscures these extraordinary extinct animals while cementing their reputation as the most formidable carnivores of the Mesozoic. Features more than 150 breathtaking illustrations, photos, and diagramsCovers everything from the research history of T.

rex to their anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, behavior, and extinctionReveals how the Tyrannosaurus known to science is characterized as much by radical changes in body form throughout its growth as its enormous size and powerful jawsDiscloses details about their lifestyles and behavior evidenced from fossils, from violent face-biting between rivals to their capacity to literally pull the heads off Triceratops carcassesGets to the bottom of the many controversies surrounding T. rex, such as: Was there really more than one species of Tyrannosaurus? Did they live and hunt in groups? How fast could they run and how hard could they bite? Can we truly distinguish males from females?Discusses T. rex in popular culture, showing how our love for this dinosaur has both helped and hindered research

作者简介

马克·P·威顿是朴茨茅斯大学的古生物学家、作家和艺术家。他为电影和纪录片设计并指导灭绝生物，包括热门Apple TV+剧集《史前星球》和IMAX电影《霸王龙》。他的作品广泛收录于世界各地的书籍和博物馆。他的著作包括《翼龙：自然历史、进化与解剖学》（普林斯顿大学出版社）。

Mark P. Witton is a paleontologist, author, and artist based at the University of Portsmouth. He designs and advises on extinct creatures for films and documentaries, including the hit Apple TV+ series Prehistoric Planet and the IMAX film T.REX, and his artwork is widely featured in books and museums around the world. His books include Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy (Princeton).