Return of the Dinosaurs

Two centuries ago, a very significant event occurred – at least for everyone interested in our planet's past and the remarkable creatures that were its undisputed rulers during the Mesozoic Era. In 1824, British palaeontologist William Buckland identified and scientifically described the first species of dinosaur from fossil findings, beginning the long and fascinating journey of research into these long-extinct prehistoric animals.
So, get acquainted with the mistakes and successes of several generations of palaeontologists who, through ingenuity, adventurous fossil hunting, and eventually the latest technologies, managed to literally resurrect a long-lost world. Your thoroughly knowledgeable guide through the history of dinosaur research will be Vladimír Socha, a leading Czech expert on the subject. We will see how scientists progressed from the first accidental discoveries of dinosaur bones to today's advanced understanding, where we can reconstruct with great accuracy what they looked like, how they lived, how they reproduced, or what diseases they suffered from. And it certainly won't be boring – you can expect stories full of original personalities, challenging expeditions, and surprising twists, complemented by a number of historical photographs and illustrations by Vladimír Rimbala, one of the successors to the classic Czech tradition of palaeoart.
What caused the “Bone Wars”? Why don't we have a Diplodocus skeleton in Prague? Could theropod dinosaurs sprint? How many tonnes could the largest dinosaur theoretically weigh? Which famous palaeontologist put the skull on the wrong end of an Elasmosaurus skeleton? Why do some people think that humans were contemporaries of dinosaurs? What has the “Dinosaur Renaissance” brought us? Did the Germans manage to capture Iguanodon skeletons during the First World War? Can dinosaurs be used in propaganda? How much does a complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton cost? Were dinosaurs lazy and slow, or fast and active?