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Too Big to Walk

The New Science of Dinosaurs

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Ever since Jurassic Park we thought we knew how dinosaurs lived their lives. In this remarkable new book, Brian J. Ford reveals that dinosaurs were, in fact, profoundly different from what we believe, and their environment was unlike anything we have previously thought.

In this meticulous and absorbing account, Ford reviews the latest scientific evidence to show that the popular accounts of dinosaurs’ lives contain ideas that are no more than convenient inventions: how dinosaurs mated, how they hunted and communicated, how they nursed their young, even how they moved. He uncovers many surprising details which challenge our most deeply-held beliefs – such as the revelation that an asteroid impact did not end the dinosaurs’ existence.

Professor Ford’s illuminating examination changes everything. As he unravels the history of the world, we discover that evolution was not Charles Darwin’s idea; there were many philosophers who published the theory before him. The concept of continental drift and plate tectonics did not begin with Alfred Wegener a century ago, but dates back to learned pioneers hundreds of years before his time. Ever since scientists first began to study dinosaurs, they have travelled with each other down the wrong path, and Ford now shows how this entire branch of science has to be rewritten.

A new dinosaur species is announced every ten days, and more and more information is currently being discovered about how they may have lived: locomotion, hunting, nesting behaviour, distribution, extinction. Ford brings together these amazing discoveries in this controversial new book which undoubtedly will ruffle a few feathers, or scales if you are an old-school dinosaur lover.

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It is an extraordinary theory when compared with most of the stuff we read about dinosaurs. But recent 2019 national geographic info in a new spinosaurus skeleton with a crododile type tale dug up in Morocco seems to add support. It makes sense in so many ways.

Read with an open mind

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I purchased this book out of curiosity, as it was to do with Dinosaurs, and though I found it easy to listen to, I completely disagree with the hypothesis of the book! Dinosaurs Float!!!

Dinosaurs Float

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If you're wanting a good audiobook on Dinosaurs and Paleontology, go find one from either Steve Brusatte or David Hone.

If like me you've already explored all the proper reads on Dinosaurs that audible has to offer, and you have a credit to waste, give this a listen.

Whilst the narration is excellent, the book doesn't actually get to its main point until about two thirds of the way in. I imagine this is done on purpose, because it's bound to lose you when it gets to Brian J. Fords "I'm right and everyone else is wrong" theory on dinosaurs being aquatic.

Quite a shame, as Mr Ford is quite a respected man within his own field and it's sad to see someone so intelligent come across so bitter and brain dead.

The Coprolite of Paleontology audio books.

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As if written by the Donald Trump of science. He's an utter idiot. In fact, it's like listening to Alan Partridge's, "Bouncing Back". I expected to hear, "Needless to say, I had the last laugh", throughout. He can't even research Barney the Dinosaur right saying the live action T-rex is a cartoon?!

A joke of a book

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Just one man's opinion with selective evidence to back it up.
If you are at all familiar with dinosaurs this man ignores all of the scientific data and isn't worth the money.

Drivel.

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