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03464cam a2200361Ii 4500 |
001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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1286366916 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20230919115732.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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211126t20222022pauab b 001 0 eng d |
019 ## - |
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1286312080 |
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1286343496 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
1594163804 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781594163807 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)1286366916 |
Canceled/invalid control number |
(OCoLC)1286312080 |
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(OCoLC)1286343496 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
YDX |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Description conventions |
rda |
Transcribing agency |
YDX |
Modifying agency |
BDX |
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UKMGB |
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UKOBU |
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GO3 |
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OCLCF |
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YDX |
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NMW |
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MiTN |
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
QL666 .C9 |
Item number |
F58 2022 |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
597.98 |
Edition number |
23 |
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
Classification number |
597.98 |
Item number |
F558t 2022 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Fitzner, Zach, |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Tears for crocodilia : |
Remainder of title |
evolution, ecology, and the disappearance of one of the world's most ancient animals / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Zach Fitzner |
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Yardley, Pennsylvania : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Westholme Publishing, LLC, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2022] |
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
©2022 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xiii, 264 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations (black and white), maps ; |
Dimensions |
23 cm |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
Content type term |
still image |
Content type code |
sti |
Source |
rdacontent |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
Content type term |
text |
Content type code |
txt |
Source |
rdacontent |
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
Media type term |
unmediated |
Media type code |
n |
Source |
rdamedia |
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
Carrier type term |
volume |
Carrier type code |
nc |
Source |
rdacarrier |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-246) and index |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Crocodilians in stone -- Other branches of the tree -- Physical adaptations -- Intelligence -- The social lives of crocodilians -- Alligators -- Caimans -- Crocodiles -- Gharials -- The serpent in the garden -- Gods and devils -- The (almost) lost world of crocodilians -- A future for crocodilians? -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
"Seventy million years ago in what would become North America, a monstrous thirty-five-foot-long Cretaceous crocodile lurked on a marshy riverbank. Springing suddenly, its huge jaws trapped and crushed a juvenile hadrosaur. Today, the remains of that ancient crocodile are being painstakingly reconstructed in Colorado, where naturalist Zach Fitzner continues his life-long fascination with this amazing animal family. In Tears for Crocodilia: Evolution, Ecology, and the Disappearance of One of the World's Most Ancient Animals, Fitzner tracks the evolution of crocodilians from prehistoric predators to modern endangered wildlife, using his own experiences with these reptiles as a lens to understanding wildlife conservation and our relationship with the natural world. Traveling the world to interact with crocodiles, from observing alligators in a wildlife refuge in Texas and paddling a canoe in the Everglades searching for crocodiles to trekking the jungles in Nepal to find endangered gharials, the author expresses a wonder in exploring these diverse ecosystems, making a connection between crocodilians and the lands they live in. As the story follows crocodilians, it also illuminates their often complicated relationship with humans, from crocodile cults in ancient Egypt to American alligators living on golf courses. Fitzner also closely examines the dark side of this relationship, including habitat destruction and poaching as well as the mechanistic view of traditional conservation that turns these magnificent animals into agricultural products. Tears for Crocodilia delves deeply into issues of wildlife conservation, ethics, and how we can coexist with other creatures. It is also a tribute to a magnificent group of animals, survivors from the age of dinosaurs."-- |
Assigning source |
Provided by publisher |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Crocodilians |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Crocodilians |
General subdivision |
Ecology |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Crocodilians |
General subdivision |
Evolution |