Often called the "gold standard" short-form introduction. Published by Wiley-Blackwell as part of their Topics in Paleobiology series. Brusatte (now a famous vertebrate paleontologist) wrote this as a graduate-level primer. It is concise (322 pages) but dense.
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: One of the most debated topics is whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded (endothermic), cold-blooded (ectothermic), or an intermediate form. Researchers use skeletochronology —counting lines of arrested growth (LAGs) in fossilized bone—to estimate growth rates and infer metabolic activity. Often called the "gold standard" short-form introduction