Birds of stone : Chinese avian fossils from the age of dinosaurs / Luis M. Chiappe, Meng Qingjin.
2016
QE871 .C44 2016
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Birds of stone : Chinese avian fossils from the age of dinosaurs / Luis M. Chiappe, Meng Qingjin.
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9781421420257 (electronic bk.)
1421420252 (electronic bk.)
9781421420240
1421420244
1421420252 (electronic bk.)
9781421420240
1421420244
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
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©2016
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English
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1 online resource (viii, 294 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), map.
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QE871 .C44 2016
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568.0951
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The world of the Mesozoic
Mesozoic life
The rise of birds
Feathered dinosaurs
Flying dinosaurs
The origin of feathers
The Mesozoic aviary
Avian flight
Becoming airborne
Flight refinement
The Jehol biota
The Jehol avifauna.
The world of the Mesozoic
Mesozoic life
The rise of birds
Feathered dinosaurs
Flying dinosaurs
The origin of feathers
The Mesozoic aviary
Avian flight
Becoming airborne
Flight refinement
The Jehol biota
The Jehol avifauna.