Witton Pterosaurs

Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4765-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Witton, Mark P.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Amphibien
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Reptilien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ix Preface
xi Acknowledgments
1.Leathery-Winged Harpies 1
2.Understanding the Flying Reptiles 4
3.Pterosaur Beginnings 12
4.The Pterosaur Skeleton 23
5.Soft Bits 39
6.Flying Reptiles 56
7.Down from the Skies 64
8.The Private Lives of Pterosaurs 74
9.The Diversity of Pterosaurs 90
10.Early Pterosaurs and Dimorphodontidae 95
11.Anurognathidae 104
12."Campylognathoidids" 113
13.Rhamphorhynchidae 123
14.Wukongopteridae 135
15.Istiodactylidae 143
16.Ornithocheiridae 152
17.Boreopteridae 164
18.Pteranodontia 170
19.Ctenochasmatoidea 183
20.Dsungaripteroidea 201
21.Lonchodectidae 211
22.Tapejaridae 216
23.Chaoyangopteridae 228
24.Thalassodromidae 234
25.Azhdarchidae 244
26.The Rise and Fall of the Pterosaur Empire 259
References 265
Index 283

Über Autor(innen)

Mark P. Witton is a paleontologist in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Portsmouth. He has served as a technical consultant for Walking with Dinosaurs 3D and many other film and television productions. His illustrations of pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and other prehistoric creatures have appeared in numerous publications, including Science and newspapers around the world.