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Out of thin air : dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere / Peter D. Ward ; illustrations by David W. Ehlert.
Van Pelt Library QE861.6.E95 W37 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, Peter D. (Peter Douglas), 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dinosaurs--Extinction.
- Dinosaurs--Evolution.
- Paleoecology.
- Paleobotany--Carboniferous.
- Paleobotany.
- Dinosaurs.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : J. Henry Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- A renowned scientist provides a startling explanation that is rewriting the history of the Age of Dinosaurs.
- Contents:
- Respiration and the body plans of animal life
- Oxygen through time
- Evolving respiratory systems as a cause of the Cambrian explosion
- The Ordovician: Cambrian explosion part II
- The Silurian-Devonian: how an oxygen spike allowed the first conquest of land
- The Carboniferous-Early Permian: high oxygen, fires and giants
- The Permian extinction and the evolution of endothermy
- The Triassic explosion
- The Jurassic: Dinosaur hegemony in a low-oxygen world
- The Cretaceous extinction and the rise of large mammals
- Should we fear the oxygen future?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0309100615
- OCLC:
- 70176846
- Publisher Number:
- 9780309100618
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