A review by yumdirt
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte

3.0

My main takeaways: 50 new species of dinosaur are discovered every year. There is no doubt chickens are dinosaurs. Pterosaurs are not dinosaurs (fucked up tbh).

When I was a child of maybe 7-9 years, I asked to have my birthday at the LA Museum of Natural History. Cavorting in the dino zone. I remember getting Crazy Bones in my kids meal later that day, specifically a glossy, marbled purple/silver one. Sensational. I really should brave the traffic sometime soon and return. They'll be expecting me, I warrant.