My Beloved Brontosaurus

In My Beloved Brontosaurus, the dinosaur fanatic Brian Switek enriches the child-like sense of wonder that dinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, instill in us. Investigating the latest discoveries in paleontology, he breathes new life into old bones.

Switek visits desolate excavation sites and hallowed museum vaults, exploring everything from T.
rex's feather-laden body and the sex life of Apatosaurus to just why dinosaurs vanished. He celebrates the book's titular hero, Brontosaurus, - who suffered a second extinction when we learned the titan never existed at all - as a symbol of scientific progress, and questions other long-held truths about these amazing beasts.

Weaving in memories from his own obsession with dinosaurs, which started when he was just knee-high to a Stegosaurus, Switek creates an endearing and essential narrative about our own evolution and place on Earth. A book that dinosaur fans will cherish for years to come, My Beloved Brontosaurus is a classic work of science storytelling.