A question for any Dinosaur buffs out there

[lenidog]

I just picked up a issue of National Geographic this week that someone had left at work and it has a huge article in it on aquatic dinosaurs and it made me realize that of all the books I own on dinosaurs none of them have any info on the aquatic ones or for that matter the pterosaurs. Some of them are the general laymans guides while others fall under the category of being for more serious students but they all lack any info on the dinos of the air and sea and I can't recall ever seeing any that would have such info. So my question is do any of you DUers know of any books out there that would help me fill these gaps in my collection and knowledge?

[BigMcLargehuge]

1. not so much books off hand

as for aquatic dinosaurs, there are no such thing, same with "flying dinosaurs" They are, respectively, marine reptiles (Icthiosaurs, Pleseosaurs, Elasmosaurs, Lipluridon, etc...) or flying reptiles (Ramphorincus, Pteranodon, etc...).

There are good segments on both types in the Walking With Dinosaurs program.

[lenidog]

2. See I didn't realize they weren't Dinos

Because I can't find any books! :P Its strange though that I can't find any at least with the pterosaurs one would think that most people would find then as intresting as any of their land dwelling cousins.

[mzteris]

3. some links & books for ya.....

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/dinorepsplesio.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/info/non.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_reptile


When Marine Reptiles Ruled by Peter Dodson
Ancient Marine Reptiles. Jack M. Callaway and Elizabeth L. Nicholls, eds. 501 pp. Academic Press, 1997. $64.95.

Prehistoric Marine Reptiles: Sea Monsters During the Age of Dinosaurs by Judy A. Massare.