Pterosaurs : flying contemporaries of the dinosaurs / / André J. Veldmeijer, Mark Witton & Ilja Nieuwland

• Autore: Veldmeijer André J
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (137 p.)
• Disciplina: 567.918
• Soggetto topico: Pterosauria
• Altri autori: WittonMark NieuwlandIlja
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- What are fossils? -- What is palaeontology? -- A short history of our relationship with an extraordinary animal -- Pterosaurs: a short introduction -- When did pterosaurs live? -- Triassic -- Jurassic -- Cretaceous -- Extinction -- Where did pterosaurs live? -- The Solnhofen Limestones: the rocks that gave us pterosaurs -- Where Pterandon roams: the Niobrara Formation -- Giving pterosaurs more depth: the Araripe Group lagerstätte -- The ancient lake deposits of Liaoning Province -- Evolution -- The skeleton -- The skull -- The post-cranial skeleton -- Spine -- Shoulder girdle -- Pelvis -- Hind legs -- Wing -- Soft parts -- Muscles -- Brains -- Locomotion -- Terrestrial -- Flying -- Diversity -- Lifestyle -- Reproduction -- Food -- …and becoming food -- Sick and cured -- Three dimensional models -- Introduction -- Erwin Meerman -- The English models -- The concept -- Realising the concept -- Postures -- Turning engineers into palaeo-artists -- Flesh on bone -- Wings -- Detailing -- Colour -- 'Dinner' and other embellishments -- The heads -- Moving it all about -- The finished product -- List of Figures -- Names of the animals -- Further reading.
• Sommario/riassunto: Pterosaurs or flying reptiles were the first vertebrates to evolve flight. These distant relatives of modern reptiles and dinosaurs lived from the Late Triassic (over 200 million years ago) to the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago) a span of some 135 million years. When they became extinct, no relatives survived them and as a result these prehistoric animals cannot readily be compared with our modern-day fauna. So what do we know of these highly succsessful animals? The present summary answers this and many more questions based on the most recent results of modern scientific re
• Titolo autorizzato: Pterosaurs
• ISBN: 90-8890-171-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811018003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II