第一章  恐龙家族(The Family of Dinosaurs)
  1.1  恐龙的名称来源(Etymology)
  1.2  什么是恐龙？(What are dinosaurs？)
  1.3  恐龙时代(The age of dinosaurs)
  1.4  恐龙与鸟类的骨骼(The skeletons of dinosaurs and birds)
    1.4.1  恐龙的 骨骼(The skeletons of dinosaurs)
    1.4.2  鸟类的骨骼(The skeletons of birds)
    1.4.3  骨骼的主要演化趋势(The main evolutionary trends of the skeletons)
  1.5  羽毛 (Feathers)
    1.5.1  羽毛的纟吉构(The structures of feathers)
    1.5.2  羽毛的发育过程(The developmental process of feathers)
    1.5.3  羽毛的类型(The types of 能athers)
    1.5.4  羽毛的起源与演化(The origin and evolution of feathers)
第二章  恐龙的分类(The Classification of Dinosaurs)
第三章  鸟类的起源与早期演化(The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds)
  3.1  研究历史(The research history)
  3.2  爬行纲，鸟纲或恐龙纲？(Reptilia, Aves or Dinosauria？)
    3.2.1  爬行纲(Reptilia)
    3.2.2  鸟纲(Aves)
    3.2.3  恐龙纲(Dinosauria)
第四章  鸟类的飞行起源(The Origin of the Birds Flight)
  4.1  研究历史(The research history)
    4.1.1  树栖假说(The arboreal hypothesis)
    4.1.2  地栖假说(The cursorial hypothesis)
  4.2  性双形现象(The sexual dimorphism)
第五章  中国北方晚中生代恐龙和古鸟类(The Late Mesozoic Dinosaurs and Ancient Birds from Northern China)
  5.1  非鸟型恐龙(Non-avian dinosaurs)
    5.1.1  暴龙类(Tyranosurids)
    5.1.2  美颌龙类(Compsognathids)
    5.1.3  镰刀龙类(Therizinosauroids)
    5.1.4  窃蛋龙类(Oviraptorosaurians)
    5.1.5  伤齿龙类(Troodontids)
    5.1.6  奔龙类(Dromaeosaurids)
  5.2  鸟型恐龙(The avian dinosaurs)
    5.2.1  初鸟类(Avialae)
    5.2.2  尾综骨鸟类(Pygostylia)
    5.2.3  真鸟类(Euornithes)
第六章  中国北方晩中生代生物群(The Late Mesozoic Biota in Northern China)
  6.1  道虎沟生物群(The Daohugou Biota)
  6.2  热河生物群(The Jehol Biota)
  6.3  生物群赋存地层(The stratigraphic strata yielding the two biota)
第七章  恐龙家族，你知道多少？(How Do You Know about Dinosaurs Family？)
参考文献(References)