UID:
(DE-602)b3kat_BV048687116
Format:
448 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
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25 cm
ISBN:
1838152865
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9781838152864
Series Statement:
Siri Scientific Press monograph series 9
Content:
Ichthyosaurs are iconic, extinct, marine reptiles that date from the Mesozoic Era when dinosaurs dominated the land. They formed a key part of marine ecosystems as secondary consumers and in some cases apex predators. Occasionally the preservation of fully-articulated skeletons including exceptionally their soft-parts, allows the reconstruction of many details of ichthyosaur palaeobiology. The Early Jurassic of Britain provides arguably the best-known ~30-million-year portion of their 156-million-year history. The first part of this book introduces the anatomy of ichthyosaurs, how they were fossilised, how the fossils are curated plus their global distribution in space and time. The second part provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of all aspects of their palaeobiology including inferences about their genetics. The final part summarizes the characteristics of the twenty-one Early Jurassic species currently recognised in Britain including figures showing their spatial distribution and stratigraphic ranges. Appendices list the key specimens of British Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs. The book is illustrated with 243 colour photographs of ichthyosaur specimens with about forty percent from the Natural History Museum, London
Note:
PART 1. ICHTHYOSAUR SPECIMENS AND PALAEONTOLOGY -- Introduction -- Fossilization -- Curating ichthyosaurs: management of the NHM collection -- The occurrence of ichthyosaurs in time and space -- PART 2. ICHTHYOSAUR PALAEOBIOLOGY -- Evolution -- Reproduction, development and growth -- Vision and other senses -- Feeding and diet -- Locomotion -- Injury, disease, mortality and extinction -- PART 3. THE EARLY JURASSIC ICHTHYOSAURS OF BRITAIN -- Creation of the NHM British Early Jurassic ichthyosaur collection -- The geological context of British Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs -- Family Temnodontosauridae McGowan 1974a -- Family Leptonectidae Maisch, 1998b -- Family Ichthyosauridae Bonaparte, 1841 -- Family Stenopterygiidae Woodwaed in von Zittel -- Synthesis : the distribution of Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs in Britain -- Appendix 1: Institutional catalogue codes -- Appendix 2: Institution possessing specimen of British Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs -- Appendix 3: British specimen of genus Temnodontosaurus -- Appendix 4: British specimen of genera Leptonectes, Wahlisaurus, Excalibosaurus and Eurhinosaurus -- Appendix 5: British specimen of genera Ichthyosaurus and Protoichthyosaurus -- Appendix 6: British specimen of genera Stenopterygius and Hauffiopteryx
Language:
English
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