Ancient Marine Reptiles (Hardcover)

Vertebrate evolution has led to the convergent appearance of many groups of originally terrestrial animals that now live in the sea. Among these groups are familiar mammals like whales, dolphins, and seals. There are also reptilian lineages (like plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, thalattosaurs, and others) that have become sea creatures. Most of these marine reptiles, often wrongly called "dinosaurs," are extinct. This edited book is devoted to these extinct groups of marine reptiles. These reptilian analogs represent useful models of the myriad adaptations that permit tetrapods to live in the ocean.
Key Features
* First book in more than 80 years devoted exclusively to fossil marine reptiles
* Documents the most current research on extinct marine reptiles
* Prepared by the world's most prominent experts in the field
* Well illustrated

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1997
First published:	March 1997
Editors:	Jack M. Callaway • Elizabeth L. Nicholls
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	501
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-155210-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Hydrobiology > Marine biology Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > General Books > Academic & Education > Professional & Technical > Zoology & Ecology
LSN:	0-12-155210-1
Barcode:	9780121552107

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