TY - BOOK ID - 112399239 TI - Flying Dinosaurs PY - 2014 SN - 9780231171786 9780231538787 0231171781 0231538782 PB - New York, NY DB - UniCat KW - Saurischia KW - Dinosaurs KW - Birds KW - Feathers KW - Paleontology KW - Discoveries in science KW - Reptiles, Fossil KW - Saurischiens KW - Dinosaures KW - Oiseaux KW - Plumes KW - Paléontologie KW - Découvertes scientifiques KW - Reptiles fossiles KW - Evolution KW - Flight KW - Evolution. KW - History KW - Purchasing KW - Collection and preservation KW - Corrupt practices KW - Vol KW - Histoire KW - Achat KW - Collections et conservation KW - Pratiques déloyales KW - Pterosauria KW - Dinosaurs. KW - Dinosauria KW - Pterosaurs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:112399239 AB - The discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China since 2006 suggest that these creatures were much more bird-like than paleontologists previously imagined. Further evidence-bones, genetics, eggs, behavior, and more-has shown a seamless transition from fleet-footed carnivores to the ancestors of modern birds. Mixing colorful portraits with news on the latest fossil findings and interviews with leading paleontologists in the United States, China, Europe, and Australia, John Pickrell explains and details dinosaurs' development of flight. This special capacity introduced a whole new range of abilities for the animals and helped them survive a mass extinction, when thousands of other dinosaur species that once populated the Earth did not. Pickrell also turns his journalistic eye toward the stories behind the latest discoveries, investigating the role of the Chinese black market in trading fossils, the controversies among various dinosaur hunters, the interference of national governments intent on protecting scientific information, and the race to publish findings first that make this research such a dynamic area of science. ER -