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General and cross-media |
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|  The
Complete Dinosaur: "Dinosaurs and the Media"
This book surveys the dinosaurs from the earliest discoveries
through contemporary controversies over their extinction.
Of relevance here is the section "Dinosaurs and the Media"
by Don Glut and M. K. Brett-Surman. Preview this section in
Google
Books.
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|  Cultural
depictions of dinosaurs
An article at Wikipedia.org.
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| Dinosaur:
Cultural depictions
A short article at The Art and Popular Culture Wiki. |
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|  Dinosaurs
and Popular Culture
Since the earliest fossil discoveries, the public has been
thrilled by the thought of dinosaurs, excited to think that
such huge and sometimes ferocious creatures once walked the
earth. A short article that mainly focuses on dinosaur film
and particularly The Lost World.
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|  Dinosaur
Memories: Dino-trekking for Beasts of Thunder, Fantastic Saurians
A book by Allen Debus which considers the science and
art of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in a personalized,
whimsical, pop-cultural vein. Preview in Google
Books.
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|  Dinosaurs,
the Media and Andy Warhol
The role the popular media does and does not play in society's
perception of dinosaurs.
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|  Drawing
out Leviathan: Dinosaurs and the Science Wars
This book by critically examines the standing of science in
our culture in the light of some major debates about dinosaurs.
Of particular interest is the chapter titled ""Le
Dinosaure Postmoderne". Preview this section in Google
Books.
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Fictional
dinosaurs
An index of articles at Wikipedia about fictional
dinosaurs across a range of media. |
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|  Introduction
to the Study of Dinosaurs: "Popular Culture and
Science"
An introduction by Anthony J. Martin designed to teach students
about scientific research and principles as they learn about
dinosaurs. Includes a chapter titled "Popular Culture
and Science".
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|  Jurassic
Classics: A Collection of Saurian Essays and Mesozoic Musings
A collection of articles by Don Glut. Of particular interest
here is the section containing media-related topics, "Mesozoic
Musings". Preview this section in Google
Books.
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|  The
Last Dinosaur Book: The Life and Times of a Cultural Icon
A web feature for The Last Dinosaur Book by W.J.T.
Mitchell including an excerpt from the book and links to additional
site features and offsite resources. Preview in Google
Books.
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Loving
The Saurian
An essay by Steven Utley at the Internet Review of Science
Fiction. |
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|  The
Metropolitan Museum of Mesozoic Memorabilia
A collection of articles by leading dinosaurabilia collector
Dean Hannotte on dinosaurs in art and literature.
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|  Prehistoric
Monsters: The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That
We Love to Fear
A book by Allen A. Debus. Over centuries, discoveries of fossil
bones spawned legends of monsters such as giants and dragons.
As the field of earth sciences matured during the 19th century,
early fossilists gained understanding of prehistoric creatures
such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus.
This historical study examines how these genuine beasts morphed
in the public imagination into mythical, powerful engines
of destruction and harbingers of cataclysm, taking their place
in popular culture, film, and literature as symbols of "lost
worlds" where time stands still.
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|  Prehistoric
Times
A full color, 50+ page magazine for dinosaur enthusiasts and
collectors of related merchandise. Includes reviews of the
latest prehistoric animal model kits, toy figures, books and
more, plus interviews with artists and scientists, artwork
from the finest paleoartists in the world and the latest scientific
discoveries in paleontology. Also news and information about
prehistoric life.
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Pterosaurs
in Popular Culture
Chronicles the appearances of pterosaurs in popular fiction
in all kinds of different media. |
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|  Silent
Movie Monsters: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
A website devoted to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's grand adventure
novel The Lost World in all its forms.
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|  Starring
T. rex!: dinosaur mythology and popular culture
An book by José Luis Sanz that analyzes the historical
origins of the dinosaur myth in modern society and the manner
in which information drawn from scientific study enters popular
consciousness. Preview this book in Google
Books.
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|  Tropesaurus
Index: Dinosaurs
A collection of essays about media depictions of dinosaurs.
Detailed, wide-ranging and fun.
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When
Dinosaurs Ruled The Screen
A guide by Marc Shapiro to the dinosaur on film and
television. |
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Visual arts |
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|  Alternate
History Theme Park Where Dinosaurs Fought in the Civil War
A roadside attraction telling the tale of a group of Union
soldiers who discover a lost valley of dinosaurs in Virginia
and plot to use them as weapons against the South.
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|  The
Art of Paleocatastrophe: Portraying Survivorship at the Quantum
Crossroads
An essay by Allen A. Debus on
how artists have depicted mass extinction.
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|  Bringing
Dinosaurs to Life
A discussion on how dinosaurs and their worlds are recreated
for television documentaries like Walking with Dinosaurs
and Dinosaur Planet.
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|  Big
Things: Dinosaurs, Prehistoric and Mythological Beings
From a website dedicated to the fantastic and awe inspiring
monuments built by communities to draw tourist dollars into
their community.
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|  Drawing
Dinosaurs
A reflection and brief history on restoring the life appearance
of dinosaurs by paleontologist and artist
Greg Paul.
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Lanzendorf
PaleoArt Prize Recipients
The John J. Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize was created in October
1999 to recognize outstanding achievement in paleontological
scientific illustration and naturalistic art. |
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|  Lines
and colors: Paleoart
Coverage of "William Stout's murals
for the San Diego Natural History Museum" as well as
extensive profiles of other leading artists: Robert F. Walters,
James Gurney, Dan McCarthy, David Krentz, Greg Broadmore,
John Gurche and Charles R. Knight.
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|  Lines
and colors: Paleoart 2
Michael Skrepnick, William Stout, Carl
Buell, Doug Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick and James
Gurney.
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|  Paleoartists
see bones and make dinosaurs
The science of the art.
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|  Paleo
Art: Highlights from the Department of Paleobiology
Paleontological art has been used to help disseminate Smithsonian
paleontological research findings since the Institution was
founded in 1846 and continues today. This website highlights
some of the Smithsonian Institution's most interesting historical
paleo art, provides information about taking proper care of
illustrations, and discusses techniques for creating paleontological
and other scientific illustrations.
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|  Roadside
architecture: Dinosaurs
Very comprehensive and photo-rich guide to roadside dinosaurs.
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Science,
Art, and Dinosaurs
An article by Lawrence M. Witmer on the major role that
works of dinosaur art can play in shaping scientific discourse. |
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|  The
Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs: "A Quick
History of Dinosaur Art"
A chapter "A Quick History of Dinosaur Art" by Gregory
S. Paul is relevance here. A limited preview of this chapter
is available via Google
Books.
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|  What's
Wrong With This Picture? An Audio Critique
Thomas Holtz, a paleontologist for the University of Maryland,
reflects upon what has changed, and stayed the same, since
our 20th-century dinosaur coverage.
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|  What
rules the world?
From Brian Switek's Laelaps blog site this is
a discussion on paleontological reconstructions with particular
emphasis on earlier works.
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Literature |
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|  Dinosaurs
in Fantastic Fiction: A Thematic Survey
Author Allen A. Debus Allen A. Debus traces the public
fascination with dinosaur fiction since they were first identified
in the nineteenth century. Preview this book in Google
Books.
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|  The
Dinosaur Scrapbook
This book by the venerable Don Glut explores dinosaurs from
a media perspective, drawing on rare and unusual photographs,
illustrations, and drawings from movies, museums, and magazines,
and covering such unique aspects as "dinosaur parks"
and comic books.
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| Dinosaurs
in Science Fiction
John Joseph Adams at the Internet Review of Science
Fiction examines the themes in science fiction literature
in which dinosaurs figure. Also includes an excellent list
of recommended reading. |
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|  Essays
by Isaac Asimov about geology and dinosaurs
A list at Asimov Online.
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|  "A
Former State of This Earth": Fossils in Early American
Works for Children
A brief introduction to works on fossils published for
American children in books and magazines from 1832 to 1853.
Some are illustrated; many aren't. Many of the illustrations,
as with much of the text, are redrawn from earlier works.
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|  Prehistoric
Fiction
A very well maintained and comprehensive site focusing on
fiction set in prehistoric times, or in which the principal
characters are members of a prehistoric society.
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|  Robert
J. Sawyer's Far-Seer
A potpourri of material regarding The Quintaglio Ascension
Trilogy at the author's website.
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|  Sauria
Monstra: Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and Other Fossil Saurians
in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy
Sauria Monstra collects 14 classic short stories
featuring dinosaurs and other reptiles from the past, along
with Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel, The Lost World.
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Comics etc. |
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|  Bob
Heffner's Dinosaurs Attack!
Heavily illustrated guide to the 1988 collector card series
from Topps containing 55 cards and 11 Stickers.
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|  Commodore
Dinosaur
Superhero webcomic.
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|  Devil
Dinosaur #1 - Devil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy and Devil
Dinosaur #8 - Dino-Riders
Articles at The Jack Kirby Comics Weblog.
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|  Devil
Dinosaur Archive
At the Gorilla Daze blog.
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|  Dinosaurs
Attack!
A brief glimpse at the ultra-violence and cruelty that Topps
peddled to children back in 1988.
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|  Dinosaur
Comics
A webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North.
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|  Steve
R. Bissette's The Paleo Path: The History of Dino-Comics
A series of articles at Michael Ryan's Palaeoblog.
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|  Turok,
Son of Stone
Covers and plot summaries for all the Gold Key/Dell silver
age Turok comics.
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Cinema |
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All
Movies: Dinosaurs
An extensive list of dinosaur movies with ratings, plot
summaries and production details. |
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|  The
Dinosaur Filmography
A definitive guide to dinosaur film, arranged alphabetically
by title, contains entries that include basic facts (year
of release, country of origin, studio, and running time) followed
by a plot summary, commentary (the author’s review of
the film), a section on people and production, and information
on the special effects.
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Dinosaur
Movies
A site that focuses on reviews and sources of dinosaur
films. |
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 Dinosaurs
Vs. Apes
View online this documentary about dinosaur movies hosted
by Donald F. Glut and Bob Burns and filled with rare movie
clips, behind-the-scenes footage, original props and insightful
interviews with stop-motion experts Ray Harryhausen and Jim
Danforth, Forrest J Ackerman, and author George E. Turner.
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|  Dinosaurs
Reel and Robotic
See how the portrayal of dinosaurs has evolved and changed
over the years through artistic portrayal and advances in
scientific information and technology. Dinosaurs: Reel
& Robotic highlights classic films, Hollywood memorabilia,
and life-like, robotic dinosaurs. A website created for an
exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
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 Dinosaurus!
An overview of 50s dinosaur movies.
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|  The
Dino-Source for popular culture scholarship on dinosaur films
There is a lot here but most notable for its extensive
Dino-Filmography, an achronological list of dinosaur films,
with summaries (some extensive) and other notes. A resource
by Dr. Michael Delahoyde of the Washington State University.
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|  Cinefantastique:
The History of Prehistoric Movies
A retrospective that charts Hollywood's long fascination
for portraying primitive life as it might have been lived
before the invention of modern technology.
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|  A
History of Dinosaur Movies
A chronological list at the Dinosaur Interplanetary
Gazette of every dramatic dinosaur movie (to 2002) made.
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 Hollywood
Dinosaur
A book providing on overview of dinosaur movies by Daniel
Cohen.
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Hot
Blooded Dinosaur Movies by James van Hise
Another chronicle of the history of dinosaur film. |
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|  King
Kong
Website of Peter Jackson's 2005 version. A generous site with
plenty of "backstory" information.
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