Feathered dragons : studies on the transition from dinosaurs to birds / Philip J. Currie ... [and others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Currie, Philip J.

Series:

Life of the past

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dinosaurs.

Birds, Fossil.

Birds--Evolution.

Birds.

Physical Description:

xiii, 361 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm.

Other Title:

From dinosaurs to birds

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, [2004]

Summary:

Meat-eating theropod dinosaurs have been recognized as potential ancestors of birds since the 19th century, but it was not until the 1960s, that work on "Deinonychus revealed the startling similarities between dinosaurs and birds. With each new small theropod find the ties became stronger, until the discovery of "Sinosauropteryx--a dinosaur with feathers! Though not all scientists accept the concept of birds' being phylogenetically nested within the Dinosauria, others are now focusing on the evolution of feathers and avian flight. This book presents 15 new pieces of research, including the first detailed description of "Bambiraptor, a remarkable new specimen from Montana.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0253343739

OCLC:

52942941