Bibliograph

Feathered dinosaurs, the origin of birds, John Long and Peter Schouten ; foreword by Luis M. Chiappe

Type

Label

Feathered dinosaurs, the origin of birds, John Long and Peter Schouten ; foreword by Luis M. Chiappe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Feathered dinosaurs

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

190843466

Responsibility statement

John Long and Peter Schouten ; foreword by Luis M. Chiappe

Review

"Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origin of Birds dramatically brings to life all the known groups of dinosaurs that bore feathers. Peter Schouten, one of the world's most acclaimed natural history artists, has produced a series of 80 imaginative full-color life paintings of this fascinating extinct group by matching their peculiar physical traits with those of living creatures. These are the most accurate visual representations possible, based on existing evidence of these dinosaurs."

Sub title

the origin of birds

Summary

"In this book, palaeontologist and popular science author John Long unravels the mysteries of the origin of birds and the evolution of flight. He details the transition from small, feathered dinosaur to primitive flying bird - a shift that is now widely accepted as an anatomically seamless evolutionary event."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Dinosaurs, Darwin and fossils -- Mighty tyrannosaurs and their humble ancestry -- Fleet-footed ostrich mimics -- Ornitholestes, compys and kin -- The monster claws -- The egg brooders -- The deadly raptors -- The little smart ones -- Bird dinosaurs and dinosaur birds

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