Glorified dinosaurs : the origin and early evolution of birds / Luis M. Chiappe.

Author/creator Chiappe, Luis M.
Format Book
Publication InfoHoboken, NJ : John Wiley, 2007.
Descriptionix, 263 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
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Subjects

Contents Mesozoic birds and their world -- The ancestry of birds and the origin of flight -- The bizarre Mononykus and its kin : an evolutionary experiment -- Archaeopteryx : the earliest bird -- Rahonavis and other long-tailed birds -- The first short-tailed birds -- The great Mesozoic radiation : the flying Enantiornithes -- Early predecessors of modern birds -- Hesperornis and its relatives : divers of the cretaceous seas -- The beginnings of modern birds.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 252-255) and index.
LCCN 2006029317
ISBN0471247235 (cloth)
ISBN9780471247234 (cloth)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QE871 .C45 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold