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Book Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs written by Philip J. Currie and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1997-10-06 with total page 901 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs and dinosaur science. In addition to entries on specific animals such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Velociraptor, the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs covers reproduction, behavior, physiology, and extinction. The book is generously illustrated with many detailed drawings and photographs, and includes color pictures and illustrations that feature interpretations of the best known and most important animals. All alphabetical entries are cross-referenced internally, as well as at the end of each entry. The Encyclopedia includes up-to-date references that encourage the reader to investigate personal interests. The most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs Includes many detailed drawings, photographs and illustrations in both color and black-and-white Contains comprehensively cross-referenced alphabetical entries with internal references, as well as references at the conclusion of each entry Provides in-depth references, allowing readers to pursue independent interests Includes sixteen plates and 35 color illustrations

Book Dinosaur Systematics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kenneth Carpenter
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 1992-07-31
  • ISBN : 9780521438100
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Dinosaur Systematics written by Kenneth Carpenter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-07-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years dinosaurs have captured the attention of the public at an unprecedented scale. At the heart of this resurgence in popular interest is an increased level of research activity, much of which is innovative in the field of palaeontology. For instance, whereas earlier palaeontological studies emphasized basic morphologic description and taxonomic classification, modern studies attempt to examine the role and nature of dinosaurs as living animals. More than ever before, we understand how these extinct species functioned, behaved, interacted with each other and the environment, and evolved. Nevertheless, these studies rely on certain basic building blocks of knowledge, including facts about dinosaur anatomy and taxonomic relationships. One of the purposes of this volume is to unravel some of the problems surrounding dinosaur systematics and to increase our understanding of dinosaurs as a biological species. Dinosaur Systematics presents a current overview of dinosaur systematics using various examples to explore what is a species in a dinosaur, what separates genders in dinosaurs, what morphological changes occur with maturation of a species, and what morphological variations occur within a species.

Book Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology

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  • Author : J. Michael Parrish
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • Release : 2013-07-05
  • ISBN : 0253009472
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology written by J. Michael Parrish and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-05 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from a 2005 international symposium, these essays explore current tyrannosaurid current research and discoveries regarding Tyrannosaurus rex. The opening of an exhibit focused on “Jane,” a beautifully preserved tyrannosaur collected by the Burpee Museum of Natural History, was the occasion for an international symposium on tyrannosaur paleobiology. This volume, drawn from the symposium, includes studies of the tyrannosaurids Chingkankousaurus fragilis and “Sir William” and the generic status of Nanotyrannus; theropod teeth, pedal proportions, brain size, and craniocervical function; soft tissue reconstruction, including that of “Jane”; paleopathology and tyrannosaurid claws; dating the “Jane” site; and tyrannosaur feeding and hunting strategies. Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology highlights the far ranging and vital state of current tyrannosaurid dinosaur research and discovery. “Despite being discovered over 100 years ago, Tyrannosaurus rex and its kin still inspire researchers to ask fundamental questions about what the best known dinosaur was like as a living, breathing animal. Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology present a series of wide-ranging and innovative studies that cover diverse topics such as how tyrannosaurs attacked and dismembered prey, the shapes and sizes of feet and brains, and what sorts of injuries individuals sustained and lived with. There are also examinations of the diversity of tyrannosaurs, determinations of exactly when different kinds lived and died, and what goes into making a museum exhibit featuring tyrannosaurs. This volume clearly shows that there is much more to the study of dinosaurs than just digging up and cataloguing old bones.” —Donald M. Henderson, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Book Mammals of the World

Download or read book Mammals of the World written by Ernest Pillsbury Walker and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geological Studies in Southwestern Kansas

Download or read book Geological Studies in Southwestern Kansas written by Harold Theodore Uhr Smith and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 1202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Union List of Scientific and Technical Serials in the University of Michigan Library

Download or read book Union List of Scientific and Technical Serials in the University of Michigan Library written by University of Michigan. Library and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Download or read book Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bulletin

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1940
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1168 pages

Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Palaeontology

Download or read book Palaeontology written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geological Expedition of the University of Amsterdam to the Lesser Sunda Islands in the South Eastern Part of the Netherlands East Indies 1937

Download or read book Geological Expedition of the University of Amsterdam to the Lesser Sunda Islands in the South Eastern Part of the Netherlands East Indies 1937 written by Hendrik Albertus Brouwer and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book GeoRef Serials List

Download or read book GeoRef Serials List written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fossilium Catalogus  II  Plantae  Pars 33

Download or read book Fossilium Catalogus II Plantae Pars 33 written by and published by Alexander Doweld. This book was released on 1964 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Download or read book Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation

Download or read book Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation written by Vadim J. Birstein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1997-05-31 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a synthesis of basic biological and conservation data for more than 30 species of sturgeons (Acipenseridae), paddlefishes (Polyodontidae) and their fossil allies in the order Acipenseriformes. Since the Jurassic, the four families of sturgeon-like fish have been restricted to the Holarctic, where until very recently they flourished in most major river systems. Today, however, virtually all species of sturgeons and paddlefishes face difficult conservation issues. Papers in the first section of this volume examine paleontology, systematics, evolution and basic biology of Acipenseriformes. The second section of this volume details current conservation status for most of the world's living species of Acipenseriformes. These papers mark the first attempt to make such a global review of recent data from across the northern hemisphere. The emerging picture is discouraging, for negative anthropogenic impacts range from overfishing to water pollution, to dams and water diversion projects, and all species are threatened to some degree. The third section of the volume considers specific human impacts and responses to conservation issues. These include: the Aral Sea ecological disaster and its impact on native sturgeons; a review of methods for restoring sturgeon populations; the use of molecular techniques in developing conservation strategies; the extreme sensitivity of sturgeons and paddlefishes to overfishing; and the history of a recently convicted caviar poaching ring. The volume's summary reviews the status of all extant species and notes future directions for research on behavior, ecology and population biology that could lead to better co-ordinated international conservation efforts.

Book Fossilium Catalogus

Download or read book Fossilium Catalogus written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: