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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas Fraser , Douglas HendersonPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 1.615kg ISBN: 9780253346520ISBN 10: 0253346525 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 26 October 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsForget Jurassic Park-the really interesting dinosaur story happened during the 'Triassic Park' era, a period 251-199 million years ago that followed life's biggest extinction event. If you want to know the whys and wherefores, this is the book for you... -BBC Wildlife Fraser (curator, vertebrate paleontology, Virginia Museum of Natural History) has prepared a serious work on Triassic paleontology... A refreshing approach in a market saturated with 'just so' stories and sanitized tales of evolution. -Choice The text, by Nicholas Fraser... pulls off the balancing act between providing reliable information and a comprehensible story that is easily understood by non-academics... [an} impressive book. -Lab Times ... [T]here is a widespread perception that most Triassic terrestrial environments were parched deserts that were almost devoid of life... Nick Fraser's book is a welcome antidote to this situation, providing the most comprehensive account of life, and death, in the Triassic that is currently available to a popular audience. -Geological Magazine, Volume 146/1 - 2009 The terrible reptiles commonly associated with Jurassic times actually first appeared in the preceding Triassic period that lasted from 251 to 199 million years ago. The 50 million years of evolutionary innoviation in the Triassic do not normally receive the publicity they deserve, but in this book, with the aid of Douglas Henderson's brilliant illustrations, Nick Fraser reminds us that life in that period was full of novelties such as mammals, crocodiles and frogs, plus many now-extinct groups including the flying pterosaurs and, of course, the dinosaurs. --New Scientist, 4 November 2006 Author InformationNicholas Fraser is Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Director of Research and Collections at the Virginia Museum of Natural History. He lives in Martinsville, Virginia. Douglas Henderson's work has appeared in several national and international touring exhibits as well as numerous magazines and books, including the children's books Living with Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Tree, Dinosaur Ghosts, and, more recently, Asteroid Impact. He lives in Whitehall, Montana. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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