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Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Tyrant King
Av Peter L. Larson, Kenneth Carpenter
Inbunden, 2008
570 kr
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With its massive head, enormous jaws, and formidable teeth, Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the young person's favorite creepy carnivore in the Mesozoic zoo. Nor has T. rex been ignored by the scientific community, as this new collection amply demonstrates. Scientists explore such questions as why …
Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution
Av Jason S. Anderson, Hans-Dieter Sues
Inbunden, 2007
599 kr
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New discoveries of ancient vertebrates, filling in gaps in the fossil record, are quickly eroding the traditionally recognized differences between the principal groups of vertebrates—for example, between dinosaurs and birds—and radically changing our understanding of the evolutionary history of the …
Life Through the Ages II
Twenty-First Century Visions of Prehistory
Inbunden, 2020
314 kr
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What was life like on our planet long before the early humans emerged?Paleontologist Dr. Mark P. Witton draws on the latest twenty-first century discoveries to re-create the appearances and lifestyles of extinct, fascinating species, the environments they inhabited, and the challenges they faced …
Rhinoceros Giants
The Paleobiology of Indricotheres
Inbunden, 2013
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
486 kr
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Written for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, this book introduces the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals inhabited Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls 6 feet long, stood 22 …
Complete Dinosaur
Av Michael K. Brett-Surman, Thomas R. Holtz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
836 kr
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Praise for the first edition:"A gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts" —Science "The amount of information in [these] pages is amazing. This book should be on the shelves of dinosaur freaks as well as those who need to know more about the paleobiology of extinct animals. It will be an invaluable …
Mesozoic Sea Dragons
Triassic Marine Life from the Ancient Tropical Lagoon of Monte San Giorgio
Inbunden, 2019
844 kr
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Told in rich detail and with gorgeous color recreations, this is the story of marine life in the age before the dinosaurs. During the Middle Triassic Period (247–237 million years ago), the mountain of Monte San Giorgio in Switzerland was a tropical lagoon. Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site …
Megafauna
Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America
Av Richard A. Fariña, Sergio F. Vizcaíno m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
739 kr
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More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these …
Great Fossil Enigma
The Search for the Conodont Animal
Inbunden, 2012
514 kr
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Stephen Jay Gould borrowed from Winston Churchill when he described the conodont animal as a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." This animal confounded science for more than a century. Some thought it a slug, others a fish, a worm, a plant, even a primitive ancestor of ourselves. The …
Life Traces of the Georgia Coast
Revealing the Unseen Lives of Plants and Animals
E-bok, 2013
101 kr
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Have you ever wondered what left behind those prints and tracks on the seashore, or what made those marks or dug those holes in the dunes? Life Traces of the Georgia Coast is an up-close look at these traces of life and the animals and plants that made them. It tells about the how the tracemakers …
At the Top of the Grand Staircase
The Late Cretaceous of Southern Utah
Av Alan L. Titus, Mark A. Loewen
Inbunden, 2013
965 kr
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The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is the location of one of the best-known terrestrial records for the late Cretaceous. Prior fieldwork confirmed the richness of the area, but a major effort begun in the new century has documented over 2,000 new vertebrate fossil sites, provided new …
Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology
Av J. Michael Parrish, Ralph E. Molnar m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
683 kr
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The opening of an exhibit focused on "Jane," a beautifully preserved tyrannosaur collected by the Burpee Museum of Natural History, was the occasion for an international symposium on tyrannosaur paleobiology. This volume, drawn from the symposium, includes studies of the tyrannosaurids …
Fossils of the Carpathian Region
Av István Főzy, István Szente m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1235 kr
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István Fozy and István Szente provide a comprehensive review of the fossil record of the Carpathian Basin. Fossils of the Carpathian Region describes and illustrates the region's fossils, recounts their history, and tells the stories of key people involved in paleontological research in the area. …
Sabertooth
Inbunden, 2013
565 kr
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With their spectacularly enlarged canines, sabertooth cats are among the most popular of prehistoric animals, yet it is surprising how little information about them is available for the curious layperson. What's more, there were other sabertooths that were not cats, animals with exotic names like …
Cambrian Ocean World
Ancient Sea Life of North America
Av John Foster
Inbunden, 2014
731 kr
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This volume, aimed at the general reader, presents life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago. The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history. During this immense span of time nearly every modern group of animals appeared. Although life …
Dinosaurs and Other Reptiles from the Mesozoic of Mexico
Av Héctor E. Rivera-Sylva, Kenneth Carpenter m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
565 kr
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This overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico synthesizes current information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. The book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, …
Hadrosaurs
Av David A. Eberth, Michael J. Benton m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1077 kr
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Hadrosaurs—also known as duck-billed dinosaurs—are abundant in the fossil record. With their unique complex jaws and teeth perfectly suited to shred and chew plants, they flourished on Earth in remarkable diversity during the Late Cretaceous. So ubiquitous are their remains that we have learned …
Dinosaur Footprints and Trackways of La Rioja
Inbunden, 2015
965 kr
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During the Early Cretaceous, lakes, meandering streams, and flood plains covered the region where the current foothills of Rioja now exist. Today the area is known for its wine and for the dozens of sites where footprints and trackways of dinosaurs, amphibians, and even pterosaurs can be seen. The …
White River Badlands
Geology and Paleontology
Av Rachel C. Benton, Dennis O. Terry m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
509 kr
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The forbidding Big Badlands in Western South Dakota contain the richest fossil beds in the world. Even today these rocks continue to yield new specimens brought to light by snowmelt and rain washing away soft rock deposited on a floodplain long ago. The quality and quantity of the fossils are …
Bare Bones
An Unconventional Evolutionary History of the Skeleton
Inbunden, 2016
888 kr
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What can we learn about the evolution of jaws from a pair of scissors? How does the flight of a tennis ball help explain how fish overcome drag? What do a spacesuit and a chicken egg have in common? Highlighting the fascinating twists and turns of evolution across more than 540 million years, …
Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys
The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America
Inbunden, 2016
565 kr
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South America is home to some of the most distinctive mammals on Earth—giant armadillos, tiny anteaters, the world's largest rodent, and its smallest deer. But the continent once supported a variety of other equally intriguing mammals that have no close living relatives: armored mammals with tail …
Dinosaur Tracks
The Next Steps
Av Peter L. Falkingham, Daniel Marty m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
453 kr
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The latest advances in dinosaur ichnology are showcased in this comprehensive and timely volume, in which leading researchers and research groups cover the most essential topics in the study of dinosaur tracks. Some assess and demonstrate state-of-the-art approaches and techniques, such as …
Islands in the Cosmos
The Evolution of Life on Land
E-bok, 2009
101 kr
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How is it that we came to be here? The search for answers to that question has preoccupied humans for millennia. Scientists have sought clues in the genes of living things, in the physical environments of Earth from mountaintops to the depths of the ocean, in the chemistry of this world and those …
Turtles As Hopeful Monsters
Origins and Evolution
Inbunden, 2017
509 kr
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Where do turtles hail from? Why and how did they acquire shells? These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from the latest paleontological discoveries with an accessible, incisive look at different theories of …
Patrons of Paleontology
How Government Support Shaped a Science
Inbunden, 2017
458 kr
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of …
Oceans of Kansas, Second Edition
A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea
Inbunden, 2017
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
525 kr
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Revised, updated, and expanded with the latest interpretations and fossil discoveries, the second edition of Oceans of Kansas adds new twists to the fascinating story of the vast inland sea that engulfed central North America during the Age of Dinosaurs. Giant sharks, marine reptiles called …
Noah's Ravens
Interpreting the Makers of Tridactyl Dinosaur Footprints
Inbunden, 2018
965 kr
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How can the tracks of dinosaurs best be interpreted and used to reconstruct them? In many Mesozoic sedimentary rock formations, fossilized footprints of bipedal, three-toed (tridactyl) dinosaurs are preserved in huge numbers, often with few or no skeletons. Such tracks sometimes provide the only …
Horns and Beaks
Ceratopsian and Ornithopod Dinosaurs
E-bok, 2006
101 kr
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Horns and Beaks completes Ken Carpenter's series on the major dinosaur types. As with his volumes on armored, carnivorous, and sauropodomorph dinosaurs, this book collects original and new information, reflecting the latest discoveries and research on these two groups of animals. The Ornithopods …
Fossil Frogs and Toads of North America
Häftad, 2003
328 kr
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Despite being among the most versatile and interesting amphibians in North America, frogs and toads (otherwise known as anurans) have not traditionally received enough attention from science. But now, with the population of modern frogs and toads dwindling at an alarming rate, author J. Alan Holman …
Patrons of Paleontology
How Government Support Shaped a Science
E-bok, 2017
101 kr
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of …
Patrons of Paleontology
How Government Support Shaped a Science
E-bok, 2017
104 kr
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of …
