Pterosaurs : natural history, evolution, anatomy / Mark P. Witton.
Pterosaurs : natural history, evolution, anatomy / Mark P. Witton.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
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CL/0956
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English
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Physical content
291 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Leathery-winged harpies -- Understanding the flying reptiles -- Pterosaur beginnings -- The pterosaur skeleton -- Soft bits -- Flying reptiles -- Down from the skies -- The private lives of pterosaurs -- The diversity of pterosaurs -- Early pterosaurs and Dimorphodontidae -- Anurognathidae -- "Campy...
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2013]
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"For 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds--they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian dinosaurs until their extinction 65 million years ago. Some pterosaurs, such as the giant azhdarchids, were the largest flying animals of all time, with wingspans exceed...
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Pterosaurs : natural history, evolution, anatomy / Mark P. Witton.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-282) and index.
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©2013
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CL/0956
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74VKaR6JgQpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaR6JgQpb
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ISBN
9780691150611
DDC
567.918
MMS ID
991024390609702626
