Bibliograph

The rise of birds, 225 million years of evolution, Sankar Chatterjee

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The rise of birds, 225 million years of evolution, Sankar Chatterjee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The rise of birds

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

879119439

Responsibility statement

Sankar Chatterjee

Sub title

225 million years of evolution

Table Of Contents

Mesozoic Pompeii -- The evolution of an airframe -- The origin of birds -- Archaeopteryx : an ancient wing -- Protoavis : a precocious Triassic bird -- Basal avialans : the long-tailed birds -- Pygostylia : the short-tailed birds -- Enantiornithes : global Cretaceous birds -- Ornithuromorphs : the prelude to modern birds -- The end-Cretaceous mass extinction -- The avian revolution begins -- The origin of flight -- Eggs, embryos and heterochrony -- Feathers and footprints -- The feeding mechanism and cranial kinesis -- Birds and humans

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