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Item Information   Holdings     Author Notes & Sketches     Fiction & Biography             Publisher Weekly Review         Summary     Table of Contents       More by this author     Pickrell, John author.     Subjects     Pterosauria -- Evolution.     Dinosaurs -- Flight.     Birds -- Evolution.     Feathers, Fossil.     Feathers -- Evolution.     Dinosaurs -- Evolution.     Paleontology -- History -- 21st century.     Discoveries in science -- History -- 21st century.     Dinosaurs -- Purchasing.     Reptiles, Fossil -- Purchasing.     Dinosaurs -- Collection and preservation -- Corrupt practices.     Reptiles, Fossil -- Collection and preservation -- Corrupt practices.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Pickrell, John author.       by title:      Flying dinosaurs : h...         MARC Display

Flying dinosaurs : how fearsome reptiles became birds / John Pickrell. by Pickrell, John author. Subjects Pterosauria -- Evolution.   Dinosaurs -- Flight.   Birds -- Evolution.   Feathers, Fossil.   Feathers -- Evolution.   Dinosaurs -- Evolution.   Paleontology -- History -- 21st century.   Discoveries in science -- History -- 21st century.   Dinosaurs -- Purchasing.   Reptiles, Fossil -- Purchasing.   Dinosaurs -- Collection and preservation -- Corrupt practices.   Reptiles, Fossil -- Collection and preservation -- Corrupt practices. Publisher Info:  New York : Columbia University Press, [2014] ©2014 Description:  xxiv, 215 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm RDA Types:  text still image unmediated volume ISBN:  0231171781 9780231171786 Contents:  Foreword / by Philip Currie -- 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 dinsaurs -- An A-Z of feathered dinosaurs. Format Book:  Summary:  "The discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China since 2006 suggests that these creatures were much more bird-like than paleontologists previously imagined. Further evidence--bones, genetics, eggs, behavior, and more--has shown a seamless transition from fleet-footed carnivores to the ancestors of modern birds. Mixing colorful portraits with news on the latest fossil findings and interviews with leading paleontologists in the United States, China, Europe, and Australia, John Pickrell explains and details dinosaurs' development of flight. This special capacity introduced a whole new range of abilities for these animals and helped them survive a mass extinction when thousands of other dinosaur species that once populated the Earth did not. Pickrell also turns his journalistic eye toward the stories behind the latest discoveries, investigating the role of the Chinese black market in trading fossils, the controversies among various dinosaur hunters, the interference of national governments intent on protecting scientific information, and the race to publish findings first that make this research such a dynamic area of science."--from cover, page [2]. No. of Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Marion Public Library Top Floor 567.918 PIC Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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