The rise of birds: 225 million years of evolution
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chatterjee, Sankar (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2015
Edition:Second edition
Subjects:
Online Access:FAW01
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Mesozoic Pompeii -- The evolution of an airframe -- The origin of birds -- Archaeopteryx : an ancient wing -- Protoavis : a precocious Triassic bird -- Basal avialans : the long-tailed birds -- Pygostylia : the short-tailed birds -- Enantiornithes : global Cretaceous birds -- Ornithuromorphs : the prelude to modern birds -- The end-Cretaceous mass extinction -- The avian revolution begins -- The origin of flight -- Eggs, embryos and heterochrony -- Feathers and footprints -- The feeding mechanism and cranial kinesis -- Birds and humans
ISBN:9781421416144
142141614X
9781421415901
1421415909

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