Flying dinosaurs : how fearsome reptiles became birds / / John Pickrell ; design, Josephine Pajor-Markus |
Autore | Pickrell John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.918 |
Soggetto topico |
Pterosauria
Dinosaurs Birds |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-74224-682-6
1-74224-176-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: A whole New World; Before We Begin; 1. The missing link; 2. A feathered revolution begins; 3. The dinosaur hunters; 4. From dinosaur to bird; 5. Fake fossils; 6. The evolution of feathers; 7. The struggle to the skies; 8. Sex for T. rex; 9. Colouring in the dinosaurs; 10. Back from the dead; 11. The survival game; Relationships of the theropod dinosaurs; An A-Z of Feathered Dinosaurs; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464476003321 |
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Flying dinosaurs : how fearsome reptiles became birds / / John Pickrell ; design, Josephine Pajor-Markus |
Autore | Pickrell John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.918 |
Soggetto topico |
Pterosauria
Dinosaurs Birds |
ISBN |
1-74224-682-6
1-74224-176-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: A whole New World; Before We Begin; 1. The missing link; 2. A feathered revolution begins; 3. The dinosaur hunters; 4. From dinosaur to bird; 5. Fake fossils; 6. The evolution of feathers; 7. The struggle to the skies; 8. Sex for T. rex; 9. Colouring in the dinosaurs; 10. Back from the dead; 11. The survival game; Relationships of the theropod dinosaurs; An A-Z of Feathered Dinosaurs; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786907803321 |
Pickrell John
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Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flying dinosaurs : how fearsome reptiles became birds / / John Pickrell ; design, Josephine Pajor-Markus |
Autore | Pickrell John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.918 |
Soggetto topico |
Pterosauria
Dinosaurs Birds |
ISBN |
1-74224-682-6
1-74224-176-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: A whole New World; Before We Begin; 1. The missing link; 2. A feathered revolution begins; 3. The dinosaur hunters; 4. From dinosaur to bird; 5. Fake fossils; 6. The evolution of feathers; 7. The struggle to the skies; 8. Sex for T. rex; 9. Colouring in the dinosaurs; 10. Back from the dead; 11. The survival game; Relationships of the theropod dinosaurs; An A-Z of Feathered Dinosaurs; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817115503321 |
Pickrell John
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Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pterosaurs [[electronic resource] ] : flying contemporaries of the dinosaurs / / André J. Veldmeijer, Mark Witton & Ilja Nieuwland |
Autore | Veldmeijer André J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (137 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.918 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WittonMark
NieuwlandIlja |
Soggetto topico | Pterosauria |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-8890-171-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462889303321 |
Veldmeijer André J
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Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012 | ||
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Pterosaurs [[electronic resource] ] : flying contemporaries of the dinosaurs / / André J. Veldmeijer, Mark Witton & Ilja Nieuwland |
Autore | Veldmeijer André J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (137 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.918 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WittonMark
NieuwlandIlja |
Soggetto topico | Pterosauria |
ISBN | 90-8890-171-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786976703321 |
Veldmeijer André J
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Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012 | ||
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Pterosaurs : flying contemporaries of the dinosaurs / / André J. Veldmeijer, Mark Witton & Ilja Nieuwland |
Autore | Veldmeijer André J |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (137 p.) |
Disciplina | 567.918 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WittonMark
NieuwlandIlja |
Soggetto topico | Pterosauria |
ISBN | 90-8890-171-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811018003321 |
Veldmeijer André J
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Leiden, : Sidestone Press, c2012 | ||
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