Dinosaurs of Darkness

Thomas H. Rich is Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Museums Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. He is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology and Monash University. Patricia Vickers-Rich is Professor of Palaeontology in the School of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, an Emeritus Professor of Palaeobiology in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment at Monash University and a Research Associate at both Museums Victoria and Deakin University in the Melbourne and Geelong regions of Victoria, Australia. She is also a Research Associate of the Precambrian Laboratory at the Borissak Paleontologic Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. She is also Director of PrimeSCI! the Wantirna campus of the Swinburne University of Technology, also in Melbourne, Australia.

"A valuable volume detailing an underexplored region of the world of dinosaurs, Dinosaurs of Darkness is essential reading for any dino-devotee."—Danielle Ballantyne, ForeWord"This update from the award-winning first edition includes the latest discoveries and prevailing theories, as well as several color photographs of the scientists and their findings. A valuable volume detailing an underexplored region of the world of dinosaurs, Dinosaurs of Darkness is essential reading for any dino-devotee."—Foreword Reviews"This book mentions crucial topics—grants, permits, marketing—that are usually avoided by authors, because they are less exciting than talking about the dinosaurs themselves. They remind readers that without this context, there would be no dinosaurs to talk about! Paleontology is a field that constantly needs to "prove" itself to authorities, sponsors, institutions—and researchers have to become marketing experts, playing the political and mediatic game in order to gather funding and being able to keep digging. The authors explain how they made their way through this complicated system, and managed to get governmental permissions and funding, creating long-term relationships with sponsors, spreading around the news, and eventually showing the world their team's wonderful discoveries."—Blandine Hautier, Paleontological Society

• Foreword by Frank C. Whitmore, Jr.PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Dinosaur Cove2. The Crossing of the Rubicon3. Back to Dinosaur Cove4. Interlude5. Underground at Dinosaur Cove6. New Explorations7. Restoring Life of the Past8. New Explorations9. Other Eggs, Other Baskets10. An Unexpected Surprise11. Getting through the Winter12. Multiple Working Hypotheses13. The Other Hemisphere14. Where Are We Now; Where Are We Going?15. AfterthoughtsNotesLiterature CitedIndex