Out of thin air : dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere

Out of thin air dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere

Discusses the effect of changing oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere on evolution and mass extinctions, and presents the theory that saurischian dinosaurs were able to weather two mass extinctions because of a new, more efficient respiratory system, which was in turn inherited by their descenda...

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1. Verfasser: Ward, Peter Douglas (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. Henry 2006
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Dinosaurussen > Evolutionaire biologie > Klimaatveranderingen > Theorievorming > Vogels > Zuurstof > Dinosaurs > Extinction > Evolution > Paleoecology > Paleobotany > Palökologie > Dinosaurier > Aussterben > Paläozoologie > Paläobotanik
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Zusammenfassung:Discusses the effect of changing oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere on evolution and mass extinctions, and presents the theory that saurischian dinosaurs were able to weather two mass extinctions because of a new, more efficient respiratory system, which was in turn inherited by their descendants the birds.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (S. 237-259) and index
Beschreibung:XIII, 282 S.
Ill., graph. Darst.
24 cm
ISBN:0309100615
0-309-10061-5
9780309100618
978-0-309-10061-8