UID:
almafu_9959228783802883
Format:
1 online resource (458 pages) :
,
illustrations.
Edition:
Second edition
ISBN:
0-253-02715-2
Series Statement:
Life of the Past
Content:
Revised, updated, and expanded with the latest interpretations and fossil discoveries, the second edition of Oceans of Kansas adds new twists to the fascinating story of the vast inland sea that engulfed central North America during the Age of Dinosaurs. Giant sharks, marine reptiles called mosasaurs, pteranodons, and birds with teeth all flourished in and around these shallow waters. Their abundant and well-preserved remains were sources of great excitement in the scientific community when first discovered in the 1860s and continue to yield exciting discoveries 150 years later. Michael J. Everhart vividly captures the history of these startling finds over the decades and re-creates in unforgettable detail these animals from our distant past and the world in which they lived--above, within, and on the shores of America's ancient inland sea.
Note:
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
,
Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Introduction : an ocean in Kansas? -- Our discovery of the Western Interior Sea -- Invertebrates, plants, and trace fossils -- Sharks : sharp teeth and shell crushers -- Fishes, large and small -- Turtles : leatherback giants -- Where the elasmosaurs roamed -- Pliosaurs and polycotylids -- Enter the mosasaurs -- Pteranodons : rulers of the air -- Feathers and teeth -- Dinosaurs? -- The big picture -- Epilogue : where did it go?
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-253-02632-6
Language:
English
