Mesozoic sea dragons : Triassic marine life from the ancient tropical lagoon of Monte San Giorgio / Olivier Rieppel ; reconstructions by Beat Scheffold.
| Author/creator | Rieppel, Olivier author. |
| Other author | Scheffold, Beat, artist. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019] |
| Description | vii, 245 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Life of the past Life of the past. ^A428728 |
| Contents | The dragon mountain -- Fishes -- A sketch of reptile evolution -- Ichthyosaurs -- Helveticosaurus, Eusaurosphargis, and the placodonts -- Pachypleurosaurs -- Lariosaurs and nothosaurs -- Thalattosaurs -- Protorosaurs -- A dinosaur lookalike from Monte San Giorgio -- The Tethys Sea : connections from east to west -- Epilogue: In the shadow of the Chinese dragon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-238) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Rieppel, Olivier, author. Mesozoic sea dragons Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019] 9780253040138 |
| LCCN | 2019012435 |
| ISBN | 9780253040114 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0253040116 hardcover alkaline paper |