Download or read book A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles Amphibians and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Pal ontology in the British Museum Natural History Cromwell Road London S W written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles Amphibians and Fishes written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biology of Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards written by Daniel D. Beck and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-07-25 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No two lizard species have spawned as much folklore, wonder, and myth as the Gila Monster, Heloderma suspectum, and the Beaded Lizard, H. horridum—the sole survivors of an ancient group of predacious lizards called the Monstersauria. More like snakes on legs, monstersaurs are a walking contradiction: they are venomous yet don't appear to use their venom for subduing prey; their mottled patterns mingle with the broken shadows and textures of their desert and tropical dry forest habitats, yet their bright open mouths hiss a bold warning that a nasty bite awaits those who advance further. And while Gila Monster venom produces excruciating pain, it also contains a peptide that has become a promising new drug for treating type-2 diabetes. Perhaps the ultimate paradox is that monstersaurs are among the most famous of lizards, yet until quite recently they have remained among the least studied. With numerous illustrations, stunning color photographs, and an up-to-date synthesis of their biology, this book explains why the Monstersauria seems poised to change the way we think about lizards. Daniel D. Beck—who has been investigating Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards for over 22 years—teams up here with award-winning wildlife photographer Tom Wiewandt to produce a comprehensive summary of this small but remarkable family of lizards.
Download or read book A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles Amphibians and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Pal ontology in the British Museum Natural History written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology written by Henry Woodward and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fossil Lizards of North America written by Charles Whitney Gilmore and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1978 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fossil reptiles fishes and invertebrates written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California written by Richard Hilton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most geologically complex and diverse states, California spent much of the age of dinosaurs under water. While most of the fossils found in the state are those of reptiles that lived in the sea (thalattosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and turtles), some are those of birds and pterosaurs that soared above it. Other fossils come from terrestrial animals that died and were washed into the ocean. These include turtles, crocodiles, lizards, and dinosaurs such as armored ankylosaurs, duck-billed hadrosaurs, and a variety of carnivorous dinosaurs. Richard Hilton is the first to tell the unsung story of the dinosaurs and reptiles of land, sea, and sky that lived in California and Baja California during the Mesozoic era (245 million-65 million years ago), in addition to the history of their discovery. Vibrantly illustrated with more than three hundred photographs, paintings, and drawings, this book provides geological and environmental details, describes the significance of the major fossils, and chronicles the adventures involved in the discovery, preparation, and publishing of the finds. Hilton also includes accounts of the scientists, teachers, students, ranchers, and weekend fossil hunters who endured (and continue to endure) harsh weather, fires, wild animals, and the usual challenges of fieldwork to collect fossil remains and make major discoveries. These enthusiasts managed to safeguard an abundance of fossil resources, some of which would otherwise have been destroyed by quarrying, paving, and housing developments. Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California takes this legacy one step further by documenting information about the fossils and their finders in accessible prose and vivid artistic renderings, creating a valuable contribution to our understanding of California’s prehistoric past.
Download or read book The Lost World of Fossil Lake written by Lance Grande and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landscape of southwestern Wyoming around the ghost town of Fossil is beautiful but harsh; a dry, high mountain desert with cool nights and long, cold winters inhabited by a sparse mountain desert community. But during the early Eocene, more than fifty million years ago, it was a subtropical lake, surrounded by volcanoes and forests and teeming with life. Buried within the sun-baked limestone is spectacular evidence of the lush vegetation and plentiful fauna of the ancient past, a transitional ecosystem giving us clues to how North America recovered from a great extinction event that wiped out dinosaurs and the majority of all species on the planet. Paleontologists have been conducting excavations at Fossil Butte for more than 150 years, and with The Lost World of Fossil Lake, one of the world’s leading experts on the fossils from this spectacular locality takes readers on a fascinating journey through the history of the discovery and exploration of the site. Deftly mixing incredible color photographs of the remarkable fossils uncovered at the site with an explanation of their evolutionary significance, Grande presents an unprecedented, comprehensive portrait of the site, its treasures, and what we’ve learned from them. Grande presents a broad range of fossilized organisms from Fossil Lake—from single-celled algae to palm trees to crocodiles—and together they make this long-extinct community come to life in all its diversity and splendor. A field guide and atlas round out the book, enabling readers to identify and classify the majority of the known fossils from the site. Lavishly produced in full color, The Lost World of Fossil Lake is a stunning reminder of the intellectual and physical beauty of scientific investigation—and a breathtaking window onto our planet’s long-lost past.
Download or read book Fossil Vertebrates in the American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animals of the Past written by Frederic Augustus Lucas and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New International Encyclop dia written by Daniel Coit Gilman and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Origin of Snakes written by Michael Wayne Caldwell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics. The author reviews the anatomy and morphology of extant snakes. Methods are also critiqued, including those empirical and theoretical methods employed to hypothesize ancestral ecologies for snakes. The modern debate on squamate phylogeny and snake ingroup phylogeny using molecules and morphology is examined critically to provide insights on origins and evolution. Key Features Important major evolutionary transformation in vertebrate evolution Continuing historical debate in vertebrate paleontology Of wide interest to a core audience of paleontologists, herpetologists, and morphologists Author acknowledged as prominent contributor to debate over snake origins Based on remarkable well preserved fossil specimens
Download or read book The New International Encyclopaedia written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fossil Vertebrates in the American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Vertebrate Palaeontology and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
