Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy

Editor/Author Witton, Mark P.
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Single-User Purchase Price: $65.50
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $98.25
ISBN: 978-0-69-115061-1
Category: Animals & Veterinary Medicine
Image Count: 210
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

This one-of-a-kind book covers the discovery history, paleobiogeography, anatomy, and behaviors of more than 130 species of pterosaur, and also discusses their demise at the end of the Mesozoic.

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Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Leathery-Winged Harpies
  • 2. Understanding the Flying Reptiles
  • 3. Pterosaur Beginnings
  • 4. The Pterosaur Skeleton
  • 5. Soft Bits
  • 6. Flying Reptiles
  • 7. Down from the Skies
  • 8. The Private Lives of Pterosaurs
  • 9. The Diversity of Pterosaurs
  • 10. Early Pterosaurs and Dimorphodontidae
  • 11. Anurognathidae
  • 12. “Campylognathoidids”
  • 13. Rhamphorhynchidae
  • 14. Wukongopteridae
  • 15. Istiodactylidae
  • 16. Ornithocheiridae
  • 17. Boreopteridae
  • 18. Pteranodontia
  • 19. Ctenochasmatoidea
  • 20. Dsungaripteroidea
  • 21. Lonchodectidae
  • 22. Tapejaridae
  • 23. Chaoyangopteridae
  • 24. Thalassodromidae
  • 25. Azhdarchidae
  • 26. The Rise and Fall of the Pterosaur Empire
  • References