Benjamin P. Kear – författare

Evolutionsmuseet vid Uppsala universitet är ett av Skandinaviens främsta naturhistoriska museer. I denna bok presenteras ett urval av vetenskapligt betydelsefulla, sällsynta och vackra fossil ur museets paleontologiska samlingar. Dessa fossil representerar över två miljarder år av biologisk evolution och berättar även om den svenska paleontologins historia från 1650-talet till idag. The Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University is one of Scandinavia’s most important natural history museums. This book showcases scientifically significant, rare and beautiful fossils from its palaeontological collections. These encapsulate over two billion years of evolution and document the historical development of palaeontology in Sweden from the 1650s to today.

Over the last few decades our understanding of what Australia was like during the Mesozoic Era has changed radically. A rush of new fossil discoveries, together with cutting-edge analytical techniques, has created a much more detailed picture of ancient life and environments from the great southern continent. Giant dinosaurs, bizarre sea monsters and some of the earliest ancestors of Australia’s unique modern animals and plants all occur in rocks of Mesozoic age. Ancient geographical positioning of Australia close to the southern polar circle and mounting geological evidence for near freezing temperatures also make it one of the most unusual and globally significant sources of fossils from the age of dinosaurs. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of current research on Australian Mesozoic faunas and floras, with a balanced coverage of the many technical papers, conference abstracts and unpublished material housed in current collections. It is a primary reference for researchers in the fields of palaeontology, geology and biology, senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, secondary level teachers, as well as fossil collectors and anyone interested in natural history.Dinosaurs in Australia is fully illustrated in colour with original artworks and 12 reconstructions of key animals. It has a foreword by Tim Flannery and is the ideal book for anybody seeking to know more about Australia’s amazing age of dinosaurs.