Unlike the situation with McLoughlin's Synapsida, the prospective reader of Archosauria has an array of more up-to-date and better illustrated alternatives to choose from.

Still, the book is well worth reading for those interested in the history of popular palaeontology. Featuring an array of outdated or just plain idiosyncratic notions combined with the author's wry humour, the book should appeal to the same sort of people that like the blog Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs (look for the reviews of vintage dino books). ( )