01979oam 22005654a 450 991015780580332120240505175636.00-253-02507-9(CKB)3710000001009464(MiAaPQ)EBC4773511(OCoLC)974011703(MdBmJHUP)muse57823(MiAaPQ)EBC31458776(Au-PeEL)EBL31458776(MiAaPQ)EBC31469245(Au-PeEL)EBL31469245(EXLCZ)99371000000100946420161101d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTurtles as Hopeful Monsters Origins and Evolution /Olivier Rieppel1st ed.Bloomington, Indiana :Indiana University Press,2017.©20171 online resource (216 pages) color illustrationsLife of the past0-253-02475-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : turtles as hopeful monsters -- Misplaced turtles -- Reptile classification and evolution -- Levels of evolution -- Hopeful monsters -- The turtle shell -- Fossil hunting in China.The first book-length popular history of its type, this indispensable resource is an engaging read for all those fascinated by this ubiquitous and uniquely shaped reptile.Life of the past.Evolutionary paleobiologyReptilesEvolutionTurtlesEvolutionTurtlesEvolutionary paleobiology.ReptilesEvolution.TurtlesEvolution.Turtles.597.92Rieppel Olivier1208377MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910157805803321Turtles as Hopeful Monsters2787598UNINA