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Zusatztext "Witton's Pterosaurs is a remarkable visual feast, packed full of novel art as well as excellent photographs that the author clearly worked hard to obtain. There are, in fact, illustrations of some sort on virtually every single page--you will never get bored of looking at this book. . . . If you like or are even vaguely interested in pterosaurs, you really need this book." ---Darren Naish, Historical Biology Informationen zum Autor Mark P. Witton Klappentext "This book is both academically interesting and truly fun to read. That is a difficult balance to reach, but Witton does an excellent job of it by using a lighthearted, informal writing style in combination with a well-referenced, serious scientific review. An invaluable reference." --Michael Habib, University of Southern California Zusammenfassung For 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds--they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian dinosaurs until their extinction 65 million years ago. Some pterosaurs, such as the giant azhdarchids, were the largest flying animals of all time, with wingspans exceedi Inhaltsverzeichnis ix Preface xi Acknowledgments 1. Leathery-Winged Harpies 1 2. Understanding the Flying Reptiles 4 3. Pterosaur Beginnings 12 4. The Pterosaur Skeleton 23 5. Soft Bits 39 6. Flying Reptiles 56 7. Down from the Skies 64 8. The Private Lives of Pterosaurs 74 9. The Diversity of Pterosaurs 90 10. Early Pterosaurs and Dimorphodontidae 95 11. Anurognathidae 104 12. "Campylognathoidids" 113 13. Rhamphorhynchidae 123 14. Wukongopteridae 135 15. Istiodactylidae 143 16. Ornithocheiridae 152 17. Boreopteridae 164 18. Pteranodontia 170 19. Ctenochasmatoidea 183 20. Dsungaripteroidea 201 21. Lonchodectidae 211 22. Tapejaridae 216 23. Chaoyangopteridae 228 24. Thalassodromidae 234 25. Azhdarchidae 244 26. The Rise and Fall of the Pterosaur Empire 259 References 265 Index 283 ...
