Another really good book on italian dinosaurs

[Silvio Renesto <renesto@mailserver.unimi.it>]

Dear all,
        I do not work on dinosaurs (so far), neither I want to make an 
advertising, but just inform you about available literature that in my 
humble opinion is worth of investigation:
Some time ago, when I mentioned the the release of a book on Italian 
dinosaurs by Cristiano dal Sasso. Indeed I should have added that it is not 
the first comprehensive book on Italian dinosaurs (and related stuff). 
Another less divulgative, much more professional  oriented book has been 
printed in 2000. It is multi-authored by a lot of  Italian contributors 
each one specialist in his field. The preface is by Martin Lockley.

It has about 500 pp.,  large format (up to A4 size), hardbound and 
colour  & BW illustrated.
It is less updated than the book by Cristiano (e. g. it lacks the 
saltriosaur and the complete phytosaur, since the final manuscripts for the 
book were presumably ready in 1995/96), but it has lots of  diagrams and 
drawings of tracksites,  prints, geological sections, plus  BW and colour 
photos of specimens (not only dinosaurs and tracks but also many 
other  Italian mesozoic reptiles - among them a really cool portrait of 
Megalancosaurus holotype!!), and of outcrops/localities , it goes into 
geology, sedimentology, palaeoecology, palaeoichnology etc. etc..
Language is Italian troughout the book, but there is an abstract section in 
English at the end which summarizes the content of each chapter.

If anyone is interested:
The title is DINOSAURI IN ITALIA
edited by G. Leonardi and P. Mietto
publisher: Accademia Editoriale

perhaps informations on price or availability may be found at 
the  publisher  site www.accademiaeditoriale.it  .

If not,  let me know and I will try to suggest some  author name to ask  about.
All the best,

                                        Silvio Renesto



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