John Long (, Head of Sciences for Museum Victoria, and author or co

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Feathered Dinosaurs

The Origin of Birds

Beschreibung

A stunning visual record of feathered dinosaurs illuminates the evolutionary march from these extraordinary prehistoric creatures through to the first true flying birds and includes an engaging companion text that places these feathered dinosaurs within the larger family of dinosaurs.

Autor

John Long is Head of Sciences for Museum Victoria, Australia. A renowned paleontologist, he has collected fossils in Antarctica, Africa, throughout Asia, and has worked extensively in North America, Europe, and in every part of Australia. He has written or co-authored some 24 books, and in 2001 won Australia's prestigious Eureka Prize for the Public Promotion of Science. Peter Schouten is an award-winning artist and illustrator of natural history books. His books include A Gap in Nature and Astonishing Animals. He spent two years working on the 80 magnificent illustrations in this book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Altersempfehlung: 11 bis 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 229mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 932g
• ISBN-13: 9780195372663
• ISBN-10: 0195372662
• Artikelnr.: 23594418