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Ecology and behaviour of Mesozoic reptiles / John L. Cloudsley-Thompson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 2005.Description: xii, 219 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783540224211
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 567.9 23 C647
Contents:
1. Classification -- 2. Diversification of Palaeozoic Reptiles -- 3. The Mesozoic Environment -- 4. Amphibious Mesozoic Reptiles -- 5. Plesiosaurs and Ichthyosaurs -- 6. Aerial Mesozoic Reptiles -- 7. Terrestrial Mesozoic Reptiles -- 8. Therapsids, Anapsids and Early Diapsids -- 9. The Dinosaurs: Weapons, Display and Reproduction -- 10. Herbivorous Dinosaurs -- 11. Carnivorous Dinosaurs -- 12. The Cretaceous Extinction.
Summary: Our knowledge of extinct animals depends almost entirely upon the study of fossils. This illustrated book clothes the skeletons of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles with flesh, and shows how these fascinating animals evolved and probably lived. Expert author John L. Cloudsley - Thompson provides an interesting synthesis of current views on their ecology, physiology and behaviour, and outlines the various hypotheses that have been proposed to explain their extinction.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Classification --
2. Diversification of Palaeozoic Reptiles --
3. The Mesozoic Environment --
4. Amphibious Mesozoic Reptiles --
5. Plesiosaurs and Ichthyosaurs --
6. Aerial Mesozoic Reptiles --
7. Terrestrial Mesozoic Reptiles --
8. Therapsids, Anapsids and Early Diapsids --
9. The Dinosaurs: Weapons, Display and Reproduction --
10. Herbivorous Dinosaurs --
11. Carnivorous Dinosaurs --
12. The Cretaceous Extinction.

Our knowledge of extinct animals depends almost entirely upon the study of fossils. This illustrated book clothes the skeletons of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles with flesh, and shows how these fascinating animals evolved and probably lived. Expert author John L. Cloudsley - Thompson provides an interesting synthesis of current views on their ecology, physiology and behaviour, and outlines the various hypotheses that have been proposed to explain their extinction.

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