by William Lindsay · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401314650
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«Tiranosaurio» is the children's palaeontology book by William Lindsay, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (29 pages, in Spanish).
The book explains how palaeontologists located and extracted the fossil remains of Tyrannosaurus rex and what conclusions they have drawn from them. From this evidence, it describes what this great carnivorous dinosaur may have looked like and how it may have behaved, bringing palaeontology closer to children and young people.
The subtitle of the work is «Siguiendo el rastro del espectacular dinosaurio carnívoro». It is catalogued in the children's and young adult and science sections.
Aimed at young readers interested in palaeontology and the world of dinosaurs.
William Alexander Lindsay was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Lindsay was the son of Hon. Colin Lindsay son of James 7th Earl of Balcarres, 24th Earl of Crawford and Lady Frances Howard, daughter of the Earl of Wicklow. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was President of the Cambridge Union. On 7 May 1870, he married Lady Harriet Hamilton-Gordon, a daughter of the 5th Earl of Aberdeen and Mary Baillie. His heraldic career began in 1882 when he was appointed Portcullis Pursuivant in Ordinary at the College of Arms. He was promoted to the office of Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1894. In 1919, he was promoted Norroy King of Arms after Charles Athill was promoted to Clarenceux King of Arms. Three years later, Lindsay followed Athill to the role of Clarenceux on Athill's death. Lindsay held the office from 1922 until his own death in 1926.
