Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems (Hardcover)

In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar to a kangaroo, and later with its tail off the ground like the dinosaur we know of today. Focusing on the Bernissant discoveries, this book presents the latest research on Iguanodon and other denizens of the Cretaceous ecosystems of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Pascal Godefroit and contributors consider the Bernissart locality itself and the new research programs that are underway there. The book also presents a systematic revision of Iguanodon; new material from Spain, Romania, China, and Kazakhstan; studies of other Early Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems; and examinations of Cretaceous vertebrate faunas. -- Indiana University Press

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Life of the Past
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	February 2012
Editors:	Pascal Godefroit
Contributors:	Yuri L. Bolotsky • Niels Bonde • Gabor Botfalvai • Eric Buffetaut • Eugenia V. Bugdaeva • Pierre Bultynck • Patrick Carlier • Chen Jun • Vlad A. Codrea
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	648
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-35721-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General
LSN:	0-253-35721-7
Barcode:	9780253357212

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