Turtles as hopeful monsters : origins and evolution / Olivier Rieppel.
Series: Life of the pastPublisher: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]Description: vii, 206 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780253024756 (cloth)
- 597.92 23
- QL666.C5 R57 2017
Contents:
Title Notes:
Introduction : turtles as hopeful monsters -- Misplaced turtles -- Reptile classification and evolution -- Levels of evolution -- Hopeful monsters -- The turtle shell -- Fossil hunting in China.
Includes bibliographical references and index.