Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Soggetto topico | Catastrophes (Geology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4214-0147-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463630003321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Soggetto topico | Catastrophes (Geology) |
ISBN | 1-4214-0147-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788464003321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 551 |
Soggetto topico | Catastrophes (Geology) |
ISBN | 1-4214-0147-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822372103321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greenhouse of the dinosaurs : evolution, extinction, and the future of our planet / / Donald R. Prothero |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2009] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (500 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Dinosaurs - Extinction
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects Geology - United States Paleontology - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-51832-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Greenhouse of the dinosaurs -- Bad lands, good fossils -- Magnets and lasers -- "Punk eek" in the badlands -- Death of the dinosaurs -- Marine world -- Rocky mountain jungles and eel's ears -- From greenhouse to icehouse -- Once and future greenhouse? -- Kids, dinosaurs, and the future if paleontology. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462463203321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2009] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greenhouse of the dinosaurs : evolution, extinction, and the future of our planet / / Donald R. Prothero |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2009] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (500 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Dinosaurs - Extinction
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects Geology - United States Paleontology - United States |
ISBN | 0-231-51832-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Greenhouse of the dinosaurs -- Bad lands, good fossils -- Magnets and lasers -- "Punk eek" in the badlands -- Death of the dinosaurs -- Marine world -- Rocky mountain jungles and eel's ears -- From greenhouse to icehouse -- Once and future greenhouse? -- Kids, dinosaurs, and the future if paleontology. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786080703321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2009] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greenhouse of the dinosaurs : evolution, extinction, and the future of our planet / / Donald R. Prothero |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2009] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (500 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Dinosaurs - Extinction
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects Geology - United States Paleontology - United States |
ISBN | 0-231-51832-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Greenhouse of the dinosaurs -- Bad lands, good fossils -- Magnets and lasers -- "Punk eek" in the badlands -- Death of the dinosaurs -- Marine world -- Rocky mountain jungles and eel's ears -- From greenhouse to icehouse -- Once and future greenhouse? -- Kids, dinosaurs, and the future if paleontology. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817281603321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2009] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals / / Donald R. Prothero |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Edizione | [[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) : color illustrations |
Disciplina | 569 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WilliamsMary Persis |
Collana | Princeton Field Guides |
Soggetto topico |
Mammals, Fossil
Extinct mammals Paleontology - Cenozoic Mammals - Evolution Mammals - Phylogeny |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Illustrated works.
Pictorial works. |
ISBN | 1-78684-191-6 |
Classificazione | NAT007000NAT019000SCI100000SCI060000SCI054000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- PREFACE -- 1. The Age of Mammals -- 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals -- 3. Marsupials: Pouched Mammals -- 4. Placental Mammals (Eutheria) -- 5. Xenarthra -- 6. Afrotheria -- 7. Euarchontoglires -- 8. Euarchontoglires -- 9. Laurasiatheria -- 10. Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera -- 11. Laurasiatheria -- 12. Laurasiatheria -- 13. Laurasiatheria: Ungulata -- 14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla -- 15. Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla -- 16. Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata -- 17. Uintatheres, Pantodonts, Taeniodonts, and Tillodonts -- 18. Mammalian Evolution and Extinction -- Illustration Credits -- Further Reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910149201203321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The story of life in 25 fossils : tales of intrepid fossil hunters and the wonders of evolution / / Donald R. Prothero |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
Disciplina | 560 |
Soggetto topico |
Fossils
Paleontology Life - Origin Evolution (Biology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-53942-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 01. PLANET OF THE SCUM -- 02. GARDEN OF EDIACARA -- 03. "LITTLE SHELLIES" -- 04. OH, GIVE ME A HOME, WHEN THE TRILOBITES ROAMED -- 05. IS IT A WORM OR AN ARTHROPOD? -- 06. IS IT A WORM OR A MOLLUSC? -- 07. GROWING FROM THE SEA -- 08. A FISHY TALE -- 09. MEGA-JAWS -- 10. FISH OUT OF WATER -- 11. "FROGAMANDER" -- 12. TURTLE ON THE HALF-SHELL -- 13. WALKING SERPENTS -- 14. KING OF THE FISH-LIZARDS -- 15. TERROR OF THE SEAS -- 16. MONSTER FLESH-EATER -- 17. LAND OF THE GIANTS -- 18. A FEATHER IN STONE -- 19. NOT QUITE A MAMMAL -- 20. WALKING INTO THE WATER -- 21. WALKING MANATEES -- 22. DAWN HORSES -- 23. RHINOCEROS GIANTS -- 24. THE APE'S REFLECTION? -- 25. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS -- APPENDIX. THE BEST NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS -- INDEX |
Altri titoli varianti | Story of life in twenty five fossils |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463589103321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The story of life in 25 fossils : tales of intrepid fossil hunters and the wonders of evolution / / Donald R. Prothero |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
Disciplina | 560 |
Soggetto topico |
Fossils
Paleontology Life - Origin Evolution (Biology) |
ISBN | 0-231-53942-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 01. PLANET OF THE SCUM -- 02. GARDEN OF EDIACARA -- 03. "LITTLE SHELLIES" -- 04. OH, GIVE ME A HOME, WHEN THE TRILOBITES ROAMED -- 05. IS IT A WORM OR AN ARTHROPOD? -- 06. IS IT A WORM OR A MOLLUSC? -- 07. GROWING FROM THE SEA -- 08. A FISHY TALE -- 09. MEGA-JAWS -- 10. FISH OUT OF WATER -- 11. "FROGAMANDER" -- 12. TURTLE ON THE HALF-SHELL -- 13. WALKING SERPENTS -- 14. KING OF THE FISH-LIZARDS -- 15. TERROR OF THE SEAS -- 16. MONSTER FLESH-EATER -- 17. LAND OF THE GIANTS -- 18. A FEATHER IN STONE -- 19. NOT QUITE A MAMMAL -- 20. WALKING INTO THE WATER -- 21. WALKING MANATEES -- 22. DAWN HORSES -- 23. RHINOCEROS GIANTS -- 24. THE APE'S REFLECTION? -- 25. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS -- APPENDIX. THE BEST NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788040003321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The story of life in 25 fossils : tales of intrepid fossil hunters and the wonders of evolution / / Donald R. Prothero |
Autore | Prothero Donald R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
Disciplina | 560 |
Soggetto topico |
Fossils
Paleontology Life - Origin Evolution (Biology) |
ISBN | 0-231-53942-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 01. PLANET OF THE SCUM -- 02. GARDEN OF EDIACARA -- 03. "LITTLE SHELLIES" -- 04. OH, GIVE ME A HOME, WHEN THE TRILOBITES ROAMED -- 05. IS IT A WORM OR AN ARTHROPOD? -- 06. IS IT A WORM OR A MOLLUSC? -- 07. GROWING FROM THE SEA -- 08. A FISHY TALE -- 09. MEGA-JAWS -- 10. FISH OUT OF WATER -- 11. "FROGAMANDER" -- 12. TURTLE ON THE HALF-SHELL -- 13. WALKING SERPENTS -- 14. KING OF THE FISH-LIZARDS -- 15. TERROR OF THE SEAS -- 16. MONSTER FLESH-EATER -- 17. LAND OF THE GIANTS -- 18. A FEATHER IN STONE -- 19. NOT QUITE A MAMMAL -- 20. WALKING INTO THE WATER -- 21. WALKING MANATEES -- 22. DAWN HORSES -- 23. RHINOCEROS GIANTS -- 24. THE APE'S REFLECTION? -- 25. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS -- APPENDIX. THE BEST NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812840103321 |
Prothero Donald R. | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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