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Author : Caroline Arnold
Release : 2007
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 497/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Giant Sea Reptiles of the Dinosaur Age by : Caroline Arnold
Download or read book Giant Sea Reptiles of the Dinosaur Age written by Caroline Arnold. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about enormous reptiles who swam the seas during the dinosaur age.
Author : Darren Naish
Release : 2023-02-28
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 273/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient Sea Reptiles by : Darren Naish
Download or read book Ancient Sea Reptiles written by Darren Naish. This book was released on 2023-02-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into prehistoric waters and discover extraordinary sea monsters who reigned the ocean for 150 million years Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More examines the anatomy, behavior, diversity, lifestyle, and evolutionary rise of creatures who conquered the seas for 150 million years during the Mesozoic era. Expert paleontologist Darren Naish puts these fearsome and mighty creatures under the microscope and transports readers to wild and primeval waters. In this gorgeously illustrated book, amazing creatures leap off the page, including: Mosasaurs, known as “T-Rexes of the deep" Cretaceous sea snakes Long-necked plesiosaurs Crocodile-like thalattosuchians, the earliest sea turtles Ancient Sea Reptiles features fossil photography and artistic reconstructions of ancient creatures, from evolutionary anomalies to apex predators who survived extinction events, with chapters that include: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Evolution Chapter 3: Form and Function Chapter 4: Invading the Mesozic Oceans Chapter 5: Shark-Shaped Reptiles: The Ichthyosaurs Chapter 6: Long Necks, Big Mouths: Plesiosaurs and Their Kin Chapter 7: Sea Crocs: The Thalattosuchians Chapter 8: Mosasaurs: The Great Lizard Lizards Chapter 9: Sea Turtles Chapter 10: After the Mesozoic More than 80 percent of the world’s vast ocean is unmapped and unobserved, prompting the imagination to run wild on what might lurk in its depths. But Ancient Sea Reptiles proves that what stirs the imagination even more are the spectacular prehistoric creatures that have already been discovered. The book is a feast for the eyes and the scientific mind.
Author : Michael J. Everhart
Release : 2007
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 854/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sea Monsters by : Michael J. Everhart
Download or read book Sea Monsters written by Michael J. Everhart. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion volume to the 3-D "Sea Monsters" film reveals the terrifying predators that lurked in the underwater Cretaceous world, in a volume that also profiles the scientists who study these ancient monsters and the technology that made the film possible.
Author : Clare Hibbert
Release : 2018-07-15
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 92X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sea Creatures and Flying Reptiles by : Clare Hibbert
Download or read book Sea Creatures and Flying Reptiles written by Clare Hibbert. This book was released on 2018-07-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While often confused as dinosaurs, prehistoric reptiles that could fly (pterosaurs) and swim (plesiosaurs) are distinct from land-dwelling dinosaurs. This book highlights the unique characteristics of these flying and sea-dwelling creatures, demonstrating the diversity and adaptability of prehistoric reptiles. Scientists have learned how the structure of pterosaurs' wings allowed them to take flight and how some plesiosaurs came ashore to lay eggs while others gave birth to live young. Colorful images and fun facts will fascinate young readers.
Author : Virginia Schomp
Release : 2004
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 435/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Kronosaurus and Other Sea Creatures by : Virginia Schomp
Download or read book Kronosaurus and Other Sea Creatures written by Virginia Schomp. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on ocean creatures, their body characteristics and their history, including a reptile family tree.
