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020			_a9780231171786 _q(cloth: _qalkaline paper)
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100	1		_aPickrell, John,
245	1	0	_aFlying dinosaurs : _bhow fearsome reptiles became birds / _cJohn Pickrell.
264		1	_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press, _c[2014]
264		4	_c©2014
300			_axxiv, 215 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"First published in Australia by NewSouth, an imprint of the University of New South Wales Press, Ltd."--Title page verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 207) and index.
505	0		_aForeword / by Philip Currie -- Introduction : a whole new world -- Before we begin -- The missing link -- A feathered revolution begins -- The dinosaur hunters -- From dinosaur to bird -- Fake fossils -- The evolution of feathers -- The struggle to the skies -- Sex for T. rex -- Colouring in the dinosaurs -- Back from the dead -- The survival game -- Relationships of the theropod dinosaurs -- An A-Z of feathered dinosaurs.
520			_a"The discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China since 2006 suggests that these creatures were much more bird-like than paleontologists previously imagined. Further evidence--bones, genetics, eggs, behavior, and more--has shown a seamless transition from fleet-footed carnivores to the ancestors of modern birds. Mixing colorful portraits with news on the latest fossil findings and interviews with leading paleontologists in the United States, China, Europe, and Australia, John Pickrell explains and details dinosaurs' development of flight. This special capacity introduced a whole new range of abilities for these animals and helped them survive a mass extinction when thousands of other dinosaur species that once populated the Earth did not. Pickrell also turns his journalistic eye toward the stories behind the latest discoveries, investigating the role of the Chinese black market in trading fossils, the controversies among various dinosaur hunters, the interference of national governments intent on protecting scientific information, and the race to publish findings first that make this research such a dynamic area of science."--Dust jacket flap, page 2.
650		0	_aSaurischia _xEvolution.
650		0	_aDinosaurs _xFlight.
650		0	_aBirds _xEvolution.
650		0	_aFeathers, Fossil.
650		0	_aFeathers _xEvolution.
650		0	_aDinosaurs _xEvolution.
650		0	_aPaleontology _xHistory _y21st century.
650		0	_aDiscoveries in science _xHistory _y21st century.
650		0	_aDinosaurs _xPurchasing.
650		0	_aReptiles, Fossil _xPurchasing.
650		0	_aDinosaurs _xCollection and preservation _xCorrupt practices.
650		0	_aReptiles, Fossil _xCollection and preservation _xCorrupt practices.
650		7	_aNATURE / Fossils. _2bisacsh
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