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Paleontologie --- Cretace --- Reptiles fossiles --- Mosasaures

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Fishes, Fossil. --- Mammals, Fossil. --- Paleontology --- Reptiles, Fossil. --- Mammifères fossiles. --- Paléontologie --- Poissons fossiles. --- Reptiles fossiles.

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This book, proposed as a companion volume to Professor Holman's Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in North America (1995), presents, in detail, occurences of the herpetofauna in Britain and Western and Central Europe as well as discussions on the paleogeography, paleoecology, and evolution of these groups. The format follows in general that of the volume on North America, starting with an overview of the Pleistocene in Europe followed by a bestiary and chapters on identification of fossils, sites yielding fossils, range adjustments, evolutionary and extinction patterns, and origins of modern herpetofauna in Europe.

Amphibians, Fossil --- Reptiles, Fossil --- Paleontology --- Ice Age --- Pleistocene Epoch --- Synapsida --- Amniotes, Fossil --- Vertebrates, Fossil --- Amphibiens fossiles --- Reptiles fossiles --- Paléontologie

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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.

Saurischia --- Dinosaurs --- Birds --- Feathers --- Paleontology --- Discoveries in science --- Reptiles, Fossil --- Saurischiens --- Dinosaures --- Oiseaux --- Plumes --- Paléontologie --- Découvertes scientifiques --- Reptiles fossiles --- Evolution --- Flight --- Evolution. --- History --- Purchasing --- Collection and preservation --- Corrupt practices --- Vol --- Histoire --- Achat --- Collections et conservation --- Pratiques déloyales --- Pterosauria --- Dinosaurs. --- Dinosauria --- Pterosaurs