| Description |
x, 420 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
1. Feathered Reptiles -- 2. The Descent of Birds -- 3. The Genesis of Avian Flight -- 4. The Cretaceous - Divers and Seabirds, Old and New -- 5. Flamingos, Ducks, and Long-legged Waders -- 6. The Evolution of Flightlessness -- 7. Birds of Prey -- 8. The Rise of Land Birds |
| Analysis |
Birds |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-408) and index |
| Subject |
Birds -- Evolution.
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Birds -- Origin.
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Birds, Fossil.
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| LC no. |
95046758 |
| ISBN |
0300064608 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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