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Barnum Brown [[electronic resource] ] : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex / / Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell
| Barnum Brown [[electronic resource] ] : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex / / Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell |
| Autore | Dingus Lowell |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
560.92
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NorellMark |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleontologists - United States
Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
american scientists barnum brown biographical dinosaur species dinosaurs famous discoveries famous scientists field notes fossil hunters fossils historical account legendary figures letters natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil paleontologist science historians science history scientific discoveries scientific expeditions scientists tyrannosaurus rex united states us government western frontier |
| ISBN |
1-282-55614-2
9786612556142 0-520-94552-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue. The Mindset of Barnum Brown -- One. Child of the Frontier (1873-1889) -- Two. Student . . . of Sorts (1889 - 1896) -- Three. Apprentice Extraordinaire (1896 - 1898) -- Four. To Land's End: Patagonia (1898 - 1900) -- Five. To the Depths of Hell Creek (1900 - 1903) -- Six. Love (1903 - 1906) -- Seven. Loss (1906 - 1910) -- Eight. The Canadian Dinosaur Bone Rush (1910 - 1916) -- Nine. Cuba, Abyssinia, and Other Intrigues (1916 - 1921) -- Ten. Jewels from the Orient: Raj India (1921 - 1923) -- Eleven. Perils and Pearls Up the Irrawaddy: Burma (1923) -- Twelve. Samos: Isle of Intrigue (1923 - 1925) -- Thirteen. Ancient Americans Hunting Bison? Birds as Dinosaurs? (1925 - 1931) -- Fourteen. Digging - and Flying - for Dinosaurs -- Fifteen. Toward the Golden Years -- Sixteen. Brown as a Spy, Movie Consultant, and Showman at the World's Fair (1942 - 1963) -- Epilogue -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781037603321 |
Dingus Lowell
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Bone histology of fossil tetrapods [[electronic resource] ] : advancing methods, analysis, and interpretation / / edited by Kevin Padian, Ellen-Thérèse Lamm
| Bone histology of fossil tetrapods [[electronic resource] ] : advancing methods, analysis, and interpretation / / edited by Kevin Padian, Ellen-Thérèse Lamm |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 566 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PadianKevin
LammEllen-Thérèse <1966-> |
| Soggetto topico | Vertebrates, Fossil - Microstructure |
| Soggetto non controllato |
allosaurus
ancient organisms animals archosaurs behavior biological anthropology biology birds bone growth rate bone histology bone matrix bone microanatomy chronological age determination data analysis ecology engaging evolution extinct tetrapods fossil bone histology fossilized bone tissue fossilized fossils history life sciences microanatomy microscopic examination natural science organisms paleontology phenomenon physiology popular science science skeletons zoology |
| ISBN | 0-520-95511-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors and Contributors -- 1. Why Study the Bone Microstructure of Fossil Tetrapods? -- 2. The Biology of Bone -- 3. Selection of Specimens -- 4. Preparation and Sectioning of Specimens -- 5. Image Standardization in Paleohistology -- 6. Database Standardization -- 7. Skeletochronology -- 8. Analysis of Growth Rates -- 9. Evolution of Growth Rates and Their Implications -- 10. Research Applications and Integration -- LITERATURE CITED |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786270303321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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The dinosauria [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska
| The dinosauria [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (881 p.) |
| Disciplina | 567.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WeishampelDavid B. <1952->
DodsonPeter OsmólskaHalszka |
| Soggetto topico |
Dinosaurs
Reptiles, Fossil |
| Soggetto non controllato |
archaeology
avian dinosaurs biogeography biology dinosaur biology dinosaur distribution dinosaur life history dinosaur reproduction dinosaur science dinosaur systematics dinosaurs extinction fossils geology mesozoic period mesozoic radiation of birds natural history non avian dinosaurs ornithischia paleoecology paleontology reptiles saurischia scientists species taphonomy thermoregulation world research |
| ISBN |
1-282-36045-0
9786612360459 0-520-94143-8 |
| Classificazione | WH 7390 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS USED I N FIGURES -- FOREWORD -- Introduction -- 1. Origin and Relationships of Dinosauria -- SAURISCHIA -- 2. Basal Saurischia -- 3. Ceratosauria -- 4. Basal Tetanurae -- 5. Tyrannosauroidea -- 6. Ornithomimosauria -- 7. Therizinosauroidea -- 8. Oviraptorosauria -- 9. Troodontidae -- 10. Dromaeosauridae -- 11. Basal Avialae -- 12. Prosauropoda -- 13. Sauropoda -- ORNITHISCHIA -- 14. Basal Ornithischia -- 15. Basal Thyreophora -- 16. Stegosauria -- 17. Ankylosauria -- 18. Basal Ornithopoda -- 19. Basal Iguanodontia -- 20. Hadrosauridae -- 21. Pachycephalosauria -- 22. Basal Ceratopsia -- 23. Ceratopsidae -- 24. Dinosaur Distribution -- 25. Dinosaur Taphonomy -- 26. Dinosaur Paleoecology -- 27. Mesozoic Biogeography of Dinosauria -- 28. Physiology of Nonavian Dinosaurs -- 29. Dinosaur Physiology -- 30. Dinosaur Extinction -- LITERATURE CITED -- CONTRIBUTORS -- GENERA AND SPECIES INDEX -- STRATIGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778488403321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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The early Upper Paleolithic beyond Western Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited by P. Jeffrey Brantingham, Steven L. Kuhn, and Kristopher W. Kerry
| The early Upper Paleolithic beyond Western Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited by P. Jeffrey Brantingham, Steven L. Kuhn, and Kristopher W. Kerry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 939/.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrantinghamP. Jeffrey <1970->
KuhnSteven L. <1956-> KerryKristopher W. <1970-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleolithic period - Europe, Eastern
Paleolithic period - Asia, Central Tools, Prehistoric - Europe, Eastern Tools, Prehistoric - Asia, Central |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adaptation
anthropology antiquities archaeology aurignacian upper paleolithic aurignacian biological anthropology blades caucasus central asia china danube dzudzuana eastern asia eastern europe evolution fossil record fossils georgia gobi desert human behavior interpleniglacial karasu koulichivka levant makarovo modern humans mongolia mousterian middle paleolithic nonfiction paleolithic prehistoric tools russia shuidonggou siberia ucagizh cave upper paleolithic wadi al hasa |
| ISBN |
9786612357169
0-520-93009-6 1-282-35716-6 1-59734-585-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- PREFACE -- 1. On the Difficulty of the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transitions -- 2. Early Upper Paleolithic Backed Blade Industries in Central and Eastern Europe -- 3. Continuities, Discontinuities, and Interactions in Early Upper Paleolithic Technologies: A View from the Middle Danube -- 4. Koulichivka and Its Place in the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transition in Eastern Europe -- 5. Origins of the European Upper Paleolithic, Seen from Crimea: Simple Myth or Complex Reality? -- 6. The Beginning of the Upper Paleolithic on the Russian Plain -- 7. Emergence of the Levantine Upper Paleolithic: Evidence from the Wadi al-Hasa -- 8. New Perspectives on the Initial Upper Paleolithic: The View from Üçaǧizh Cave, Turkey -- 9. The Upper Paleolithic in Western Georgia -- 10. The Aurignacian in Asia -- 11. The Middle-Upper Paleolithic Interface in Former Soviet Central Asia -- 12. The Early Upper Paleolithic of Siberia -- 13. Origin of the Upper Paleolithic in Siberia: A Geoarchaeological Perspective -- 14. Initial Upper Paleolithic Blade Industries from the North-Central Gobi Desert, Mongolia -- 15. The Initial Upper Paleolithic at Shuidonggou, Northwestern China -- 16. The Early Upper Paleolithic and the Origins of Modern Human Behavior -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780448603321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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How vertebrates left the water [[electronic resource] /] / Michel Laurin
| How vertebrates left the water [[electronic resource] /] / Michel Laurin |
| Autore | Laurin Michel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 596.13/8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates - Evolution
Evolution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
acanthostega
acquired limbs actinopterygians adaptation character evolution dinosaurs evolution evolutionary history evolutionary processes evolutionary science extant species extant vertebrates extinct animals finned vertebrates fossils geology life on earth life sciences limbs molecular dating nonfiction paleontological dating paleontology phylogeny popular science science tetrapods vertebrate animals vertebrates zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-79024-2
9786612790249 0-520-94798-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 2. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 3. Paleontological Context -- 4. Vertebrate Limb Evolution -- 5. Diversity of Paleozoic Stegocephalians -- 6. Adaptations to Life on Land -- 7. Synthesis and Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785228203321 |
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Laurin Michel
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Molecular panbiogeography of the tropics [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Heads
| Molecular panbiogeography of the tropics [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Heads |
| Autore | Heads Michael J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (577 p.) |
| Disciplina | 578.0913 |
| Collana | Species and systematics |
| Soggetto topico |
Biogeography - Tropics
Biology - Classification - Molecular aspects Variation (Biology) - Tropics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
african ecology
african species allopatric speciation animal distribution animal taxa animals and geography asian ecology asian species biogeography biological evolution books for biology majors darwin earth history ecology books ecology reference endemism fossils geographic patterns madagascar ecology mammal zoology natural selection science and evolution south america ecology south american species theory of evolution tropical america tropical species zoology books |
| ISBN |
1-283-36973-7
9786613369734 0-520-95180-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Evolution In Space -- 2. Evolution In Time -- 3. Evolution And Biogeography Of Primates: A New Model Based On Molecular Phylogenetics, Vicariance, And Plate Tectonics -- 4. Biogeography Of New World Monkeys -- 5. Primates In Africa And Asia -- 6. Biogeography Of The Central Pacific: Endemism, Vicariance, And Plate Tectonics -- 7. Biogeography Of The Hawaiian Islands: The Global Context -- 8. Distribution Within The Hawaiian Islands -- 9. Biogeography Of Pantropical And Global Groups -- 10. Evolution In Space, Time, And Form: Beyond Centers Of Origin, Dispersal, And Adaptation -- Glossary Of Geological Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author -- Species And Systematics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789742403321 |
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Heads Michael J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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On her own terms [[electronic resource] ] : Annie Montague Alexander and the rise of science in the American West / / Barbara R. Stein
| On her own terms [[electronic resource] ] : Annie Montague Alexander and the rise of science in the American West / / Barbara R. Stein |
| Autore | Stein Barbara R. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570/.92
B |
| Soggetto topico | Zoologists - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adventure
american west annie montague alexander berkeley biography california conservation environment explorer extinction female scientists feminism field research fossils gender hawaii historical women history lesbian lgbt lgbtqia louise kellogg markswoman natural history museum naturalist nonfiction old west paleontology philanthropist pioneer radical women sugar empire the west travel urbanization women and science women in history women in science women in stem womens studies zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-35625-9
0-520-92638-2 9786612356254 1-59734-781-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Samuel Alexander And Henry Baldwin -- 2. Life In Oakland -- 3. A Passion For Paleontology -- 4. Africa, 1904 -- 5. Meeting C. Hart Merriam -- 6. Alaska, 1906 -- 7. Meeting Joseph Grinnell -- 7. Meeting Joseph Grinnell -- 9. An Unusual Collaboration -- 10. Louise And Prince William Sound -- 11. Support For Paleontology -- 12. Hearst, Sather, Flood -- 13. Innisfail Ranch -- 14. Vancouver Island And The Trinity Alps -- 15. The Team Of Alexander And Kellogg -- 16. From "A Friend Of The University" -- 17. Founding A Museum Of Paleontology -- 18. A Restless Decade -- 19. Europe, 1923 -- 20. The Temple Tour -- 21. The "Amoeba Treatment" -- 22. Fieldwork-The Later Years -- 23. Saline Valley -- 24. The End Of An Era -- 25. Hawaii-"My Only Real Home" -- 26. The Switch To Botany -- 27. Baja California-Tres Mujeres Sin Miedo -- 28. Investing In The Future -- 29. An Enduring Legacy -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780375603321 |
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Stein Barbara R. <1955->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 | ||
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The Sauropods [[electronic resource] ] : evolution and paleobiology / / Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. Wilson
| The Sauropods [[electronic resource] ] : evolution and paleobiology / / Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. Wilson |
| Autore | Curry Rogers Kristina <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 567.913 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WilsonJeffrey A |
| Soggetto topico |
Saurischia
Saurischia - Evolution Saurischia - Morphology Saurischia - Anatomy Paleobiology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
andesaurus
apatosaurus brachiosaurus camarasaurus cetiosaurus dicraeosaurus dinosaurs diplodocoids diplodocus early cretaceous evolution fossil digs fossil record fossils gigantism growth rates herbivorous dinosaurs malawisaurus nemegtosaurus nigersaurus nonfiction paleobiology paleontology prosauropods reproduction saltasaurus saurischia sauropod anatomy sauropod herbivory sauropods science shunosaurus skeletons titanosaur titanosauriformes tracks |
| ISBN |
1-282-35889-8
1-4237-5267-8 9786612358890 0-520-93233-1 1-59875-938-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Monoliths of the mesozoic : an introduction to the Sauropods : evolution and paleobiology -- Overview of Sauropod phylogeny and evolution -- Titanosauria : a phylogenetic overview -- Phylogenetic and taxic perspectives on Sauropod diversity -- Sauropodomorph diversity through time : palaeoecological and macroevolutionary implications -- Structure and evolution of a Sauropod tooth battery -- Digital reconstructions of Sauropod dinosaurs and implications for feeding -- Postcranial pneumaticity in Sauropod and its implications for mass estimates -- The evolution of Sauropod locomotion : morphological diversity of a secondarily quadrupedal radiation -- Steps in understanding Sauropod biology : the importance of Sauropod tracks -- Nesting titanosaurs from auca mahuevo and adjacent sites : understanding Sauropod reproductive behavior and embryonic development -- Sauropod histology : microscopic views on the lives of giants. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783666703321 |
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Curry Rogers Kristina <1974->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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