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OverviewThis text presents the most recent work of evolutionary scientist and dinosaur illustrator, Gregory Paul. It synthesizes the growing body of evidence which suggests that modern-day birds have evolved from theropod dinosaurs of prehistoric times. Paul argues provocatively for the idea that the ancestor-descendant relationship between the dinosaurs and birds can on occasion be reversed, and that many dinosaurs were secondarily flightless descendants of creatures we would regard as birds. The book also offers firsthand interpretations of major fossils; a balanced discussion of the ways we think flight may have evolved (comparing ""ground up"" and ""trees down"" scenarios); a close look at the famous urvogel Archaeopteryx, discussing what it can and cannot tell us about bird origins; and in-depth analyses of bird and theropod phylogenetics. Full of detail for the specialist but accessible to the intelligent lay reader, the book includes the author's own illustrations and a technical appendix which provides information, for example, on body mass/wing dimension relationships and avian/dinosaurian metabolics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gregory S. PaulPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 1.520kg ISBN: 9780801867637ISBN 10: 0801867630 Pages: 472 Publication Date: 26 June 2002 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsPaul has succeeded in producing a beautiful book that will be an invaluable reference for those interested in avian origins for many years to come. -- Graham K. Taylor, Ibis <p>Paul has succeeded in producing a beautiful book that will be an invaluable reference for those interested in avian origins for many years to come.--Graham K. Taylor Ibis Author InformationGregory S. Paul is a freelance scientist and scientific illustrator specializing in dinosaur evolution. Illustrations from his book Predatory Dinosaurs of the World, along with specific skeletal studies of theropods he was commissioned to prepare, were used in the making of the Jurassic Park movies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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