The Pterosaurs: From Deep Time
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2005
- ISBN
- 9780131463080
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
013146308X
ISBN-13
9780131463080
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038267889
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pterosaurs : from Deep Time
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Paleontology, Fossils
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
51.3 Oz
Item Length
10.8 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-906801
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
567.918
Table Of Content
1. Pterosaurs. Dragons of the Air Pterosaur Planet Considering Medusa A Tree for Pterosaurs The Head Inside Out The Body Inside Out Babes on the Wing High Fliers Grounded The Pterosaur Story Postscript Appendix: List of Valid Pterosaur Species. Notes and Sources. Bibliography. Acknowledgments. Index.
Synopsis
An epic, ambitious and page-turning mystery that will appeal to fans of The Shadow of the Wind, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and The Time Traveller's Wife London, 1896. Andrew Harrington is young, wealthy and heartbroken. His lover Marie Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper and he longs to turn back the clock and save her. Meanwhile, Claire Haggerty rails against the position of women in Victorian society. Forever being matched with men her family consider suitable, she yearns for a time when she can be free to love whom she choses. But hidden in the attic of popular author - and noted scientific speculator - H.G. Wells is a machine that will change everything. As their quests converge, it becomes clear that time is the problem - to escape it, to change it, might offer them the hope they need..., Sure to hold the interest of any reader, the fascinating story of the dragon of the dinosaur world is related by Unwin, who has a gift for telling a good story. Written for the general reader, this is a careful account of the research, analysis, and science, (including reader-friendly notes on various points in the text), with clear discussion of c", Here is the first complete portrait of the legendary flying dragons of deep time-the pterosaurs-designed for non-specialists, yet founded on the real science of these bizarre creatures. Presented lucidly and accessibly by one of the world's leading experts, David Unwin's book is built on a mountain of new fossil discoveries and the latest research. About 220 millions years ago, a group of reptiles took to the Earth's vast and open skies. No longer tethered to the ground, the earliest pterosaurs evolved into a multitude of diverse forms, spread around the globe, and ruled the skies until they went extinct along with the dinosaurs about 65 millions years ago, rarely leaving fossils as a record of their existence. What they did leave was a mystery for paleontologists to solve; an enigma so difficult to crack that it took centuries of false starts and missteps before the path to a true understanding of pterosaurs was uncovered. Now, an understanding of the fundamental nature of these strange creatures is finally possible. In the last 15 years, stunning new fossil finds and significant advances in technology have led to a breakthrough in our knowledge of pterosaurs. New fossils of the earliest species were discovered in Italy, a remarkably well-preserved and complete wing was found in Central Asia, and, most extraordinarily, a pterosaur embryo inside an egg was unearthed in China. CAT scanning has let researchers glimpse inside pterosaur skulls and construct three-dimensional images of their bodies from crushed bones, and modern techniques for analyzing relationships between species have revealed surprising insights into the evolution of the group. Drawing on these and other advances, DavidUnwin, caretaker of Archaeopteryx and curator at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin, paints pterosaurs and their world more vividly than has previously been possible. He eloquently reconstructs their biology and behavior. Pterosaurs weren't scaly like dinosaurs, but hairy; most were brightly colored and adorned with remarkable head crests; they were excellent fliers with physiologically sophisticated wings; they walked on all fours; and varied in size from eight inches to forty feet in wingspan. He shows how they lived their lives, raised their young, and interacted with the different environments of Mesozoic Earth. Then, building on his thorough examination of their anatomy and lifestyle, and using the powerful technique of cladistic analysis, Unwin unravels the evolutionary history of pterosaurs and establishes their place in the one great tree of life. Packed with 95 color and 30 black and white illustrations-including 10 full-page original color paintings that are scientific recreations of different pterosaur species-"The Pterosaurs From Deep Time" takes readers on an wondrous expedition back through the lost world of the Earth's deep past.
LC Classification Number
QE862.P7
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