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Author Rieppel, Olivier, author.

Title Mesozoic sea dragons : Triassic marine life from the ancient tropical lagoon of Monte San Giorgio / Olivier Rieppel ; reconstructions by Beat Scheffold
Published Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 245 pages)
Series Life of the past
Life of the past.
Contents The dragon mountain -- Fishes -- A sketch of reptile evolution -- Ichthyosaurs -- Helveticosaurus, eusaurosphargis, and the placodonts -- Pachypleurosaurs -- Lariosaurs and nothosaurs -- Thalattosaurs -- Protorosaurs -- A dinosaur lookalike -- The tethys sea: connections from east to west
Summary Mesozoic Sea Dragons is a fascinating, in-depth look at marine life from the Middle Triassic Period, drawing upon the best marine fossil record for that period in the world
Notes Series taken from publisher's Web site
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 24, 2019)
Subject Marine animals, Fossil -- Switzerland -- San Giorgio Mountain
Paleontology -- Triassic.
NATURE -- Animals -- Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
NATURE -- Fossils.
SCIENCE -- Paleontology.
Marine animals, Fossil
Paleontology
Triassic Geologic Period
Switzerland -- San Giorgio Mountain
Form Electronic book
Author Scheffold, Beat, artist.
LC no. 2019012998
ISBN 9780253040138
0253040132
9780253040145
0253040140