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Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs : Understanding the Life of Giants
Sauropods, those huge plant-eating dinosaurs, possessed bodies that seem to defy every natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such uniquely gigantic sizes? A dedicated group of researchers in Germany in disciplines ranging from engineering and material...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Sauropods, those huge plant-eating dinosaurs, possessed bodies that seem to defy every natural law. What were these creatures like as living animals and how could they reach such uniquely gigantic sizes? A dedicated group of researchers in Germany in disciplines ranging from engineering and materials science to animal nutrition and paleontology went in search of the answers to these questions. Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs reports on the latest results from this seemingly disparate group of research fields and integrates them into a coherent theory regarding sauropod gigantism. Covering. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (344 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780253013552 |