Mesozoic sea dragons : Triassic marine life from the ancient tropical lagoon of Monte San Giorgio / Olivier Rieppel ; reconstructions by Beat Scheffold

Author: Rieppel, Olivier
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
Physical Description: vii, 245 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 27 cm.
Additional Creators: Scheffold, Beat

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Series

Life of the past

Contents

The dragon mountain -- Fishes -- A sketch of reptile evolution -- Ichthyosaurs -- Helveticosaurus, Eusaurosphargis, and the placodonts -- Pachypleurosaurs -- Lariosaurs and nothosaurs -- Thalattosaurs -- Protorosaurs -- A dinosaur lookalike from Monte San Giorgio -- The Tethys Sea : connections from east to west -- Epilogue: In the shadow of the Chinese dragon.

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ISBN

9780253040114 hardcover alkaline paper
0253040116 hardcover alkaline paper

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-238) and index.

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