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Archaeopteryx --- Birds, Fossil --- Birds --- Evolution
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Archaeopteryx --- Evolution (Biology) --- Missing link --- History
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The most up-to-date and authoritative illustrated guide to the marvelous flying reptiles that dominated the skies of the Mesozoic for 160 million yearsOnce seen by some as evolutionary dead-enders, pterosaurs were vigorous winged reptiles capable of thriving in an array of habitats and climates, including polar winters. The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs transforms our understanding of these great Mesozoic archosaurs of the air. This incredible guide covers 115 pterosaur species and features stunning illustrations of pterosaurs ranging in size from swallows to small sailplanes, some with enormous, bizarre head crests and elongated beaks. It discusses the history of pterosaurs through 160 million years of the Mesozoic—including their anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, growth, and extinction—and even gives a taste of what it might be like to travel back to the Mesozoic. This one-of-a-kind guide also challenges the common image of big pterosaurs as ultralights that only soared, showing how these spectacular creatures could be powerful flappers as heavy as bears.Features detailed species accounts of 115 different kinds of pterosaurs, with the latest size and mass estimatesWritten and illustrated by the acclaimed researcher and artist who helped to redefine the anatomy and flight performance of pterosaursCovers everything from pterosaur biology to the colorful history of pterosaur paleontologyIncludes dozens of original skeletal drawings and full-color life studies
Pterosauria --- Aerial refueling. --- Allosauroidea. --- Amphibian. --- Angiogenesis. --- Anhanguera (pterosaur). --- Anurognathus. --- Archaeopteryx. --- Archosaur. --- Biology. --- Bird anatomy. --- Campylognathoides. --- Carpal bones. --- Center of mass (relativistic). --- Cetacea. --- Cochlea. --- Comparative anatomy. --- Coniacian. --- Cretaceous. --- Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. --- Crocodilia. --- Cross section (physics). --- Darwinopterus. --- Delta wing. --- Dinosauromorpha. --- Drag (physics). --- Dromaeosauridae. --- Dsungaripterus. --- Early Cretaceous. --- Early Jurassic. --- Embryo. --- Esophagus. --- Factory. --- Feathered dinosaur. --- Fighter aircraft. --- Fossil trackway. --- Galliformes. --- Georges Cuvier. --- Geosternbergia. --- Giant tortoise. --- Gnathosaurus. --- Gregory S. Paul. --- Icaronycteris. --- Ichthyosaur. --- Index fossil. --- Invertebrate. --- Joint capsule. --- Jurassic. --- Late Jurassic. --- Late Triassic. --- Lockheed P-38 Lightning. --- Logging. --- Mammal. --- Marine reptile. --- Megapode. --- Mesozoic. --- Metacarpal bones. --- Middle Jurassic. --- Middle Triassic. --- Monitor lizard. --- Mosasaur. --- Nyctosaurus. --- Omnivore. --- Order (biology). --- Ornithischia. --- Oxfordian (stage). --- Paleobiology. --- Permian–Triassic extinction event. --- Pierre Shale. --- Platecarpus. --- Plesiosauria. --- Princeton University Press. --- Protoceratopsid. --- Pteranodon. --- Pterodactylus. --- Pterosaur. --- Reptile. --- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. --- Robustness (evolution). --- Sauropoda. --- Scaphognathus. --- Scavenging (automotive). --- Sclerotic ring. --- Space Shuttle external tank. --- Species description. --- Species diversity. --- Stall (fluid mechanics). --- Stork. --- Tapejara (pterosaur). --- Taxon. --- Teratornis. --- Tetrapod. --- Theropoda. --- Transitional fossil. --- Triassic. --- Tropeognathus. --- Tyrannosauroidea. --- Urbanization. --- Wing chord (biology). --- Wing configuration. --- Zoology.
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The revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of dinosaurs—and the questions we may never solveIn just the past twenty years, we have learned more about dinosaurs than we did in the previous two centuries. This book describes the extraordinary advances in palaeontology that are beginning to solve many of the mysteries surrounding these marvelous prehistoric creatures, from their ways of communicating to their mating habits, the color of their skin, their migration patterns and extinction. How did dinosaurs rear their young? What did they eat? What did T. rex actually do with those tiny arms? David Hone draws on his own discoveries at the forefront of dinosaur science to illuminate these and other questions.Each chapter in this lively and informative book covers a key topic in dinosaur science, such as origins, diversity, evolution, habitats, anatomy, behaviour, ecology and dinosaur descendants—the birds. For each topic, Hone discusses the history of what palaeontologists thought in the past, the new insights we are gleaning from recent fossil finds and the latest technologies and the gaps in our knowledge that still remain. He shares his own predictions about the research areas that may produce the next big ideas in dinosaur science and addresses the unknowns we may never solve.How Fast Did T. rex Run? reveals everything we now know about dinosaurs—and everything we don’t—and charts thrilling new directions for tomorrow’s generation of dinosaur scientists.
Dinosaurs. --- Adult. --- Ajkaceratops. --- Allosauroidea. --- Alvarezsaur. --- Anatomy. --- Anchiornis. --- Archaeopteryx. --- Archosaur. --- Beak. --- Bipedalism. --- Bird flight. --- Bird. --- Body Size. --- Brachiosaurus. --- Brontosaurus. --- By-product. --- Calculation. --- Camarasaurus. --- Carnivore. --- Carnivory. --- Carpal bones. --- Ceratopsia. --- Circadian rhythm. --- Clavicle. --- Claw. --- Coelacanth. --- Coevolution. --- Compsognathus. --- Coprolite. --- Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. --- Crocodilia. --- Deinocheirus. --- Dichotomy. --- Digestion. --- Dinosaur size. --- Dinosauromorpha. --- Diplodocid. --- Diplodocus. --- Dromaeosauridae. --- Dugong. --- Euoplocephalus. --- Evolutionary pressure. --- Extinction event. --- Flying squirrel. --- Furcula. --- Galliformes. --- Geothermal energy. --- Gideon Mantell. --- Gigantoraptor. --- Ground sloth. --- Hatchling. --- Herbivore. --- Hyrax. --- Iguanodon. --- Jaw. --- Keratin. --- Mamenchisaurus. --- Mammal. --- Middle Jurassic. --- Morrison Formation. --- Muscle. --- Neoteny. --- Nyasasaurus. --- Omnivore. --- Organism. --- Ornithischia. --- Ornithomimosauria. --- Ornithopod. --- Oryctodromeus. --- Oviraptor. --- Pachydermata. --- Paleontology. --- Predation. --- Pterosaur. --- Quadrupedalism. --- Ratite. --- Reptile. --- Richard Owen. --- Rigour. --- Rodent. --- Running. --- Saurischia. --- Sauropoda. --- Sauropodomorpha. --- Scavenger. --- Scipionyx. --- Sexual dimorphism. --- Spinosauridae. --- The Various. --- Theropoda. --- Tooth. --- Triceratops. --- Troodontidae. --- Tyrannosauroidea. --- Tyrannosaurus. --- Ungual. --- Velociraptor. --- Vertebrate. --- Videotelephony. --- Wildebeest.
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la refutation du darwinisme --- la théorie de l'évolution --- matérialisme --- l'endoctrinement de masse --- Darwin --- racisme --- néo-darwinisme --- la science --- la sélection naturelle --- le mélanisme industriel --- mutations --- archives fossiles --- la transition de l'eau vers la terre --- oiseaux et mammifères --- l'Archaeoptéryx --- évolution du cheval --- falsifications de l'évolution --- l'homme de Piltdown --- l'homme du Nebraska --- Ota Benga --- l'évolution humaine --- l'Australopéthique --- homo habilis --- homo rudolfensis --- homo erectus --- le néandertal --- homo sapiens archaïque --- homo heilderbergensis --- l'homme cro-magnon --- la bipédie --- l'impasse moléculaire de l'évolution --- Miller --- Fox --- l'ADN --- l'ARN --- la thermodynamique --- auto-organisation de la matière --- technologie --- la résistance antibiotique --- l'immunité DDT --- homologie --- homologie moléculaire --- la récapitulation embryologique --- religion --- les médias --- la relativité du temps --- le destin --- le Coran
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A lavishly illustrated compendium of the art and history of animal anatomy from antiquity to todayFor more than two thousand years, comparative anatomy-the study of anatomical variation among different animal species-has been used to make arguments in natural philosophy, reinforce religious dogma, and remind us of our own mortality. This stunningly illustrated compendium traces the intertwined intellectual and artistic histories of comparative anatomy from antiquity to today.Stripped Bare brings together some of the most arresting images ever produced, from the earliest studies of animal form to the technicolor art of computer-generated anatomies. David Bainbridge draws on representative illustrations from different eras to discuss the philosophical, scientific, and artistic milieus from which they emerged. He vividly describes the unique aesthetics of each phase of anatomical endeavor, providing new insights into the exquisite anatomical drawings of Leonardo and Albrecht Dürer in the era before printing, Jean Héroard's cutting and cataloging of the horse during the age of Louis XIII, the exotic pictorial menageries of the Comte de Buffon in the eighteenth century, anatomical illustrations from Charles Darwin's voyages, the lavish symmetries of Ernst Haeckel's prints, and much, much more.Featuring a wealth of breathtaking color illustrations throughout, Stripped Bare is a panoramic tour of the intricacies of vertebrate life as well as an expansive history of the peculiar and beautiful ways humans have attempted to study and understand the natural world.
Anatomy, Artistic. --- Anatomy, Comparative --- Animals in art. --- Aculeata. --- Alfred Russel Wallace. --- Anatomy. --- Andreas Vesalius. --- Archaeopteryx. --- Argyropelecus. --- Augury. --- Baculum. --- Balkh. --- Battle of San Romano. --- Bestiary. --- Bipedalism. --- Bird. --- Body plan. --- Bridget Riley. --- Canine tooth. --- Carlo Ruini. --- Cerebral cortex. --- Charles Darwin. --- Circulatory system. --- Circumnavigation. --- Comparative anatomy. --- Coracoid. --- Corona radiata (embryology). --- Cubism. --- Dromedary. --- Dugong. --- Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash. --- Edema. --- Embryo, Mammalian. --- Embryo. --- Engraving. --- Ernst Haeckel. --- Exponential growth. --- Fetal membrane. --- Fetus. --- Giacomo Balla. --- Gideon Mantell. --- Gonad. --- Haruspex. --- Histoire Naturelle. --- Human skeleton. --- Hyrax. --- Iridescence. --- Jackalope. --- Jellyfish. --- Karl Ernst von Baer. --- Leash. --- Leonardo da Vinci. --- Lepus cornutus. --- Longevity. --- Mammal. --- Mammalian Species. --- Mammary gland. --- Mathematical and theoretical biology. --- Measurement. --- Mesohippus. --- Naqshbandi. --- Nuremberg. --- On Growth and Form. --- Ontogeny and Phylogeny (book). --- Ovarian artery. --- Paleontology. --- Phenol. --- Pierre Belon. --- Placenta. --- Plesiosauria. --- Pliocene. --- Processing (Chinese materia medica). --- Pterosaur. --- Renaissance. --- Reproductive biology. --- Ring finger. --- Ruminant. --- Samarkand. --- Sayyid. --- Scaly leg. --- Scientist. --- Sea lamprey. --- Shafi'i. --- South America. --- Spindle apparatus. --- Superiority (short story). --- Supporter. --- Tasmanian devil. --- Thomas Willis. --- Toucan. --- Trachea. --- Transitional fossil. --- Umbilical artery. --- Vagina. --- Ventricle (heart). --- Vertebra. --- Vertebrate. --- Veterinary medicine. --- Western painting. --- Working animal. --- Wrist. --- Zoological Society of London. --- Zoology.
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