The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs
1st Edition
Published on 7. June 2022
184 pages
978-0-691-23221-8 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Fixed format
Illustrations
Color + b/w illus.
Color + b/w illus.
ISBN-13
978-0-691-23221-8 (9780691232218)
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Gregory S. Paul
The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs
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06/2022
Princeton University Press
€31.50
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Gregory S. Paul is a renowned researcher and illustrator who helped establish the "new look" of pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and other Mesozoic creatures seen in contemporary movies and documentaries. His books include The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (Princeton) and Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide. His work has appeared in leading publications such as National Geographic, Scientific American, Nature, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Smithsonian, and Natural History.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- History of Discovery and Research
- What Is a Pterosaur?
- Dating Pterosaurs
- Evolution of Pterosaurs and Their World
- Extinction
- After the Age of Pterosaurs
- Biology
- General Anatomy
- Walking, Running, Climbing, Swimming
- Pterosaur Pneumatics
- Skin, Feathers, and Color
- Flight
- Respiration and Circulation
- Feeding Apparatus and Digestive Tracts
- Senses
- Vocalization
- Disease, Pathologies, and Injuries
- Behavior
- Brains, Nerves, and Intelligence
- Social Activities
- Reproduction
- Growth
- Energetics
- Gigantism
- Mesozoic Oxygen
- Pterosaur Safari
- If Pterosaurs Survived
- Pterosaur Conservation, Keeping, and Consumption
- Where Pterosaurs Are Found
- Pterosaur Count
- Using the Group and Species Descriptions
- Group and Species Accounts
- Pterosaurs
- Rhamphorhynchoids
- Pterodactyloids
- References
- Index
