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Beasts of Antiquity explores our ever-changing views about the animals of the prehistoric world - how they were related, how they looked, and how they lived. Stem-Birds In the Solnhofen Limestone details the fossil bird-line archosaur species known the Solnhofen Archipelago of Bavaria. From their history of princes, duchesses, and conquring armies, to the diversity of these spectaculrly preserved fossils, Stem-Birds In the Solnhofen Limestone brings the world of these ancient creatures to life. Featuring full-color illustrations of each species as well as photographs and historical reproductions, Stem-Birds In the Solnhofen Limestone offers a complete summary of the history, geology, and state-of-the-art paleontology of the bird lineage in one spectacular Jurassic ecosystem.

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Matthew P. Martyniuk is an illustrator and science educator specializing in Mesozoic birds and avian evolution. He has been drawing prehistoric flora and fauna since he first held a pencil, and became fascinated with the dinosaur/bird transition after discovering a copy of Gregory S. Paul's Predatory Dinosaurs of the World at his local library. He is a founding member of Wikiproject Dinosaurs, an initiative to generate and curate scientifically precise content for the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. His illustrations and diagrams have appeared in a variety of scientific journals, books, news articles, and television programs, including the Journal of Zoology, Wired, and the BBC. He publishes the paleontology blog DinoGoss, at dinogoss.blogspot.com, and his online portfolio and publications list can be viewed at henteeth.com.

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