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Palaeobiology of giant flightless birds /
The fossil record of giant flightless birds extends back to the Late Cretaceous, more than 70 million years ago, but our understanding of these extinct birds is still incomplete. This is partly because the number of specimens available is sometimes limited, but also because widely different approach...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London : Oxford, UK
ISTE Press ; Elsevier,
2017.
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| Colección: | Earth system -- environmental sciences.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Paleobiology of Giant Flightless Birds; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. General Introduction; 1.1. Bird evolution; 1.2. Extant large terrestrial birds; 1.3. General stratigraphic distribution; 1.4. General geographical distribution; 1.5. Phylogenetic position of large terrestrial fossil birds; 1.6. Methodological approaaches used; 1.7. Organization of the book; 2. Dinornithiformes; 2.1. Historical background; 2.2. Taxonomy, systematics and classification; 2.3. Strratigraphic and geographical distribution; 2.4. Anatomy; 2.5. Paleophysiology and paleoecology.
- 2.6. Paleoenvironment2.7. Extinction; 3. Aepyornithiformes; 3.1. Historical background; 3.2. Taxonomy, systematics and classification; 3.3. Stratigraphic and geographical distribution; 3.4. Anatomy; 3.5. Paleophysiology and paleoecology; 3.6. Paleoenvironment; 3.7. Extinction; 4. Dromornithidae; 4.1. Historical background; 4.2. Taxonomy, systematics and classification; 4.3. Stratigraphic and geographical distribution; 4.4. Anatomy; 4.5. Paleophysiology and paleoecology; 4.6. Paleoenvironment; 4.7. Extinction; 5. Phorusrhacidae; 5.1. Historical background.
- 5.2. Taxonomy, systematics and classification5.3. Stratigraphic and geographical distribution; 5.4. Anatomy; 5.5. Paleophysiology and paleoecology; 5.7. Paleoenvironment; 5.6. Extinction; 6. Brontornithidae; 6.1. Historical background; 6.2. Taxonomy, systematics and classification; 6.3. Stratigraphic and geographical distribution; 6.4. Anatomy; 6.5. Paleophysiology and paleoecology; 6.6. Paleoenvironment; 6.7. Extinction; 7. Gastornithidae; 7.1. Historical background; 7.2. Taxonomy, systematics and classification; 7.3. Stratigraphic and geographical distribution; 7.4. Anatomy.
- 7.5. Paleophysiology and paleoecology7.6. Extinction; 8. Gargantuavis; 8.1. Historical background; 8.2. Taxonomy, systematics and classification; 8.3. Stratigraphic and geographical distribution; 8.4. Anatomy; 8.5. Paleophysiology and paleoecology; 8.6. Extinction; General Conclusions; An ancient and recurring phenomenon; Convergent evolution; Locomotory and diet adaptations; Geographical isolation and the structure of ecosystems; Extinction; Bibliography; Index.