Mesozoic Vertebrate Life
Author | : Kenneth Carpenter |
Publisher | : Bloomington : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 577 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780253339072 |
Presenting important new research on the vertebrate life of the Mesozoic as reported by 45 leading workers in the field, this volume is organized into sections on theropods, sauropods, and other areas of life that represent a cross section of current research. Includes a portfolio of dinosaur paintings and sculptures by the world's finest paleoartists. 200 photos, 19 in color.
Vertebrate Life
Author | : F. Harvey Pough |
Publisher | : Pearson Higher Ed |
Total Pages | : 729 |
Release | : 2013-01-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0321883438 |
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. For courses in Vertebrate Zoology, Vertebrate Biology Function, and Paleontology Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage and exceptionally clear writing style, this best-selling text explores how the anatomy, physiology, ecology, and behavior of animals interact to produce organisms that function effectively in their environments and how lineages of organisms change through evolutionary time. The Ninth Edition features dozens of new figures and photos, updated information from molecular data and evolutionary development, and expanded discussions on global climate change, extinction, and conservation.
Introduction and Succession of Vertebrate Life in America
Author | : Othniel Charles Marsh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1877 |
Genre | : Evolution |
ISBN | : |
Mesozoic Birds
Author | : Luis M. Chiappe |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2002-12-05 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0520200942 |
"Mesozoic Birds is the first book to bring together world-renowned specialists on fossil birds and their importance to avian origins and, more importantly, it stresses a unified approach (cladistics) and presents the most anatomically detailed analyses available to date. No other study or collection of studies has ever done so much. How could the project not be welcomed by its audience of paleontologists, ornithologists, and evolutionary biologists!"—David Weishampel, editor of The Dinosauria "This is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to the relationships and evolution of the birds that lived during the Age of Dinosaurs. Its wealth of information and its diversity of viewpoints will ensure that this indispensable volume is used and discussed for many years to come."—Kevin Padian, University of California, Berkeley
Vertebrate Life
Author | : F. Harvey Pough |
Publisher | : Macmillan College |
Total Pages | : 968 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Nature through Time
Author | : Edoardo Martinetto |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2020-07-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030350584 |
This book simulates a historical walk through nature, teaching readers about the biodiversity on Earth in various eras with a focus on past terrestrial environments. Geared towards a student audience, using simple terms and avoiding long complex explanations, the book discusses the plants and animals that lived on land, the evolution of natural systems, and how these biological systems changed over time in geological and paleontological contexts. With easy-to-understand and scientifically accurate and up-to-date information, readers will be guided through major biological events from the Earth's past. The topics in the book represent a broad paleoenvironmental spectrum of interests and educational modules, allowing for virtual visits to rich geological times. Eras and events that are discussed include, but are not limited to, the much varied Quaternary environments, the evolution of plants and animals during the Cenozoic, the rise of angiosperms, vertebrate evolution and ecosystems in the Mesozoic, the Permian mass extinction, the late Paleozoic glaciation, and the origin of the first trees and land plants in the Devonian-Ordovician. With state-of-the art expert scientific instruction on these topics and up-to-date and scientifically accurate illustrations, this book can serve as an international course for students, teachers, and other interested individuals.
Major Transitions in Vertebrate Evolution
Author | : Jason S. Anderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2007-09-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
New discoveries of ancient vertebrates, filling in gaps in the fossil record, are quickly eroding the traditionally recognized differences between the principal groups of vertebrates—for example, between dinosaurs and birds—and radically changing our understanding of the evolutionary history of the major group of animals to which our species belongs. This book describes this changing scientific landscape and contributes to the revolution in our knowledge of the developmental mechanisms that underlie evolutionary transformation.
Plants in Mesozoic Time
Author | : Carole T. Gee |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2010-07-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0253001994 |
Plants in Mesozoic Time showcases the latest research of broad botanical and paleontological interest from the world's experts on Mesozoic plant life. Each chapter covers a special aspect of a particular plant group -- ranging from horsetails to ginkgophytes, from cycads to conifers -- and relates it to key innovations in structure, phylogenetic relationships, the Mesozoic flora, or to animals such as plant-eating dinosaurs. The book's geographic scope ranges from Antarctica and Argentina to the western interior of North America, with studies on the reconstruction of the Late Jurassic vegetation of the Morrison Formation and on fossil angiosperm lianas from Late Cretaceous deposits in Utah and New Mexico. The volume also includes cutting-edge studies on the evolutionary developmental biology ("evo-devo") of Mesozoic forests, the phylogenetic analysis of the still enigmatic bennettitaleans, and the genetic developmental controls of the oldest flowers in the fossil record.