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The Age Of Reptiles
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Author : Edwin H. Colbert
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-09-19
The Age Of Reptiles written by Edwin H. Colbert and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-19 with Nature categories.
Concise detailed review — amply illustrated — of the astonishing creatures that ruled the earth for some 180 million years, with particular emphasis on the tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates that lived during the years of reptilian dominance). Also examines interrelationships between amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals, and between these creatures and their environments.
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language : en
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Release Date : 2020-05-04
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*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading The current view of science is that planet Earth is around 4.6 billion years old. The first four billion years of its development are known as the Precambrian period. For the first billion years or so, there was no life in Earth. Then the first single-celled life-forms, early bacteria and algae, began to emerge. We don't know where they came from or even if they originated on this planet at all. This gradual development continued until around four billion years ago when suddenly (in geological terms!) more complex forms of life began to emerge. Scientists call this time of an explosion of new forms of life the Paleozoic Era and it stretched from around 541 to 250 million years ago (Mya). First of all, in the oceans and then on land, new creatures and plants began to appear in bewildering variety. By the end of this period, life on Earth had exploded into a myriad of complex forms that filled virtually every habitat and niche available in the seas and on the planet's only continent, Pangea. Then a mysterious event that became known to early paleontologists as "The Great Dying" wiped out more than 95% of all life on Earth. No-one is entirely certain what caused this, but the effect of this cataclysm was as if someone had pressed a great, cosmic "reset" button and it took thirty million years for the development of life on Earth to start again. The next period of Earth's history is known as the Mesozoic Era, from about 252 to 66 Mya. This era is further divided into three periods, the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. During this era, one type of life came to dominate the planet more completely and for a longer period than had been seen before or since; this was the Age of Reptiles. Beginning in the Triassic but especially in the Jurassic period, reptiles came to dominate the oceans, the land and even the skies. There has never been anything else quite like this period in terms of the success of a particular type of creature. For almost two hundred million years, reptiles were the only significant creatures on Earth. They were so successful and so diverse that they evolved to take advantage of every available habitat and no other type of large creature had a chance to develop. To put the two hundred million years of reptile dominance in perspective, the entire span of recorded Human history, the time since people advanced from tribes of primitive, nomadic hunter-gatherers into recognizable societies, covers less than six thousand years. To put this in context, if the entire history of the planet were to be laid out on the length of a football field, the period of dominance of the age of reptiles would not begin until the five-yard line and would stretch for twelve feet. All of Human history would occupy a tiny strip at the end of the field, less than the width of a human hair. It was during the Jurassic period that reptiles began to rule the Earth and some of the best-known prehistoric creatures first emerged. This is the fascinating, complex and occasionally baffling story of the Jurassic period. The Age of Reptiles: The History and Legacy of the Mesozoic Era and the Dinosaurs looks at the development of the era, the extinction events that occurred, and how dinosaurs began to evolve and die out. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Mesozoic Era like never before.
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Author : Edwin Harris Colbert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
The Age Of Reptiles written by Edwin Harris Colbert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Reptiles, Fossil categories.
Age Of Reptiles
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Author : Ricardo Delgado
language : en
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Release Date : 2016
Age Of Reptiles written by Ricardo Delgado and has been published by Dark Horse Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Comic books, strips, etc categories.
Collects issues #1-4 of the Dark Horse Comics miniseries Age of reptiles: ancient Egyptians, published in 2015.
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Author : Rudolph F. Zallinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Age Of Reptiles written by Rudolph F. Zallinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Reptiles categories.
Recreating An Age Of Reptiles
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Author : Mark P. Witton
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-06-27
Recreating An Age Of Reptiles written by Mark P. Witton and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-27 with Dinosaurs categories.
The 'Age of Reptiles', formally known as the Mesozoic Era, gave rise to some of the most spectacular animals in Earth's history: dinosaurs, flying pterosaurs and marine reptiles, as well as many spectacular but less familiar species, such as the crane-necked Tanystropheus, hindlimb-glider Sharovipteryx, and our own diverse mammalian ancestors. Recreating an Age of Reptiles explores the Mesozoic Era through paintings of familiar extinct species as well as lesser seen subjects: burrowing dinosaurs, giant vampire squids and enormous, predatory flying reptiles. Details of the artistic process, scientific grounding and collaborations between researchers explain how each image was created, and discussions of the methods and goals of 'palaeoartistry' - the recreation of extinct animals and landscapes in art - explores the flexible boundaries between science and art when restoring ancient worlds.
Sauros Rulers In The Age Of Reptiles
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Author : Nuesret Kaymak
language : en
Publisher: Atelier Kaymak UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Release Date : 2020-03-19
Sauros Rulers In The Age Of Reptiles written by Nuesret Kaymak and has been published by Atelier Kaymak UG (haftungsbeschränkt) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-19 with Science categories.
SAUROS - Rulers in the Age of Reptiles: Antarctica, Australia, India and Madagascar SCIENCE PAPERS Atelier Kaymak®’s Creative- & Study Books, Volume 3 In 2017, paleoanthropologists in Djebel Irhoud, Morocco, found bone fragments that turned out to be the oldest evidence of modern humans: The evolutionary history of Homo sapiens thus officially spans a whopping 315,000 years. Compared to the phylogeny of the ape genus, which spans nearly 2 million years, this may not seem like much. Compared to the history of the dinosaurs, however, it seems very modest: They existed for 186 million years! This book on dinosaurs is the beginning of a series that will gradually introduce all known species of the Mesozoic Era worldwide. The first volume presents reconstructions of all giant lizards of the Indo-Pacific region discovered so far in short informative presentations. Foreword (excerpt) We humans cannot, with the best will in the world, imagine the time frame that lies between the dinosaur era and our present. It is simply unimaginable. It can only be done in a very abstract way, with the help of numbers to which we cling like shipwrecked people to the lifeboat. Seriously: can we - who only have a very manageable and very short life span - imagine approximately what periods of millions of years are? Or of tens of thousands of years? A thousand years? It is already difficult for us to empathize with the one hundred year old, which we face with awe at the age we have already reached and with a great fear of the inevitable death that is still to come. But how to deal with the fact that 235 million years ago dinosaurs jumped around on the surface of the earth? Perhaps the thought that "time" is only an abstract measure, an invention of us humans, might help us a little. It gives us the illusion that we still play an important role in nature and that we can grasp and control our world. However, if we look at fossils, we quickly realize that we cannot compete with the smallest organisms that have had the good fortune to be preserved so well for millions of years in slate or amber. Introduction (excerpt) Since man has been able to get hold of his surroundings artistically, he has left traces of his history. What begins with simple, coloured handprints on cave walls, continues with figures carved in wood and bone, bronze works, sculptures carved from stone and painting: the cultural heritage of mankind. Not to forget not only joyful events but also memories of horrors and horrors. The captured visions and nightmares help people to always be aware that there are other creatures in the world besides themselves. Inexplicable beings. And dangerous creatures, which one should rather never meet. Despite the many different cultures - one creature seems to be omnipresent and to appear again and again: the bird griffin. A mixed creature, made up of the most terrible animals nature has to offer: a muscle-bound lion's body with huge paws that end in razor-sharp, ominous claws. Autor Kaymak has worked for more than 25 years as an illustrator, concept and comic artist, cartoonist and animator for advertising, PR, film and TV (see http://atelierkaymak.de). Since 2012 he has been writing didactically and humorously about history, politics, art and culture, vegetarianism and animal welfare. Copyright © 2020 by Nuesret Kaymak Illustrated and written by Nuesret Kaymak Translated and edited by Alice Kaymak Cover, design & typesetting: Atelier Kaymak UG Published by Atelier Kaymak UG, Aachen/Germany www.atelier-kaymak.de ISBN: 978-3-96183-040-4 Paperback ASIN: B0872FBHV5 Kindle ISBN: 978-3-96183-043-5 EPUB ISBN: 978-3-96183-044-2 PDF Tags Nature, natural sciences, biology, paleontology, geology, earth middle ages, earth ages, earth formation, fauna, early times, earth history, animals, lizards, dinosaurs, reptiles, didactics, learning, creative book, occupation book, knowledge, study book, painting, scrawl book, Nuesret Kaymak, Kaymak, Atelier Kaymak
Age Of Reptiles Omnibus Volume 1
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Author : Ricardo Delgado
language : en
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Release Date : 2011-01-18
Age Of Reptiles Omnibus Volume 1 written by Ricardo Delgado and has been published by Dark Horse Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-18 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
When Ricardo Delgado—a prolific development and storyboard artist who has worked on such hit films as Men in Black, The Incredibles, WALL-E, X—Men Origins: Wolverine, and the Matrix series—first set his sights on creating comics, he crafted an epic tale about the most unlikely cast of characters: dinosaurs. Since that first foray into the world of sequential art—which earned him an Eisner win for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition—he has returned to his critically acclaimed Age of Reptiles again and again, each time crafting a captivating saga about his saurian subjects. * This volume collects the long—out—of—print Age of Reptiles and Age of Reptiles: The Hunt, and the never—before—collected third series, Age of Reptiles: The Journey. "Delgado once more proves that the age of great illustration is alive and well." —John Landis, Filmmaker, An American Werewolf in London, Michael Jackson's Thriller
Recreating An Age Of Reptiles
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Author : Mark P Witton
language : en
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Release Date : 2017-06-30
Recreating An Age Of Reptiles written by Mark P Witton and has been published by The Crowood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals have always fascinated people but they pose vast problems for the artist. How do you go about recreating the anatomy and behaviour of a creature we've never seen? How can we restore landscapes long lost to time? And where does the boundary between palaeontology - the science of understanding fossils- and artistic licence lie? In this outstanding book, Mark Witton shares his detailed paintings and great experience of drawing and painting extinct species. The approaches used in rendering these impressive creatures are discussed and demonstrate the problems, as well as the unexpected freedoms, that palaeontological artists are faced with. The book showcases over ninety scientifically credible paintings of some of the most spectacular animals in the Earth's history, as well as may less familiar species. Mark explains how each image was created with details of the artistic process, scientific grounding and collaborations between researchers and discusses the methods and goals of palaeoartistry - the recreation of extinct animals and landscapes in art. This book will be of great interest to palaeontological artists, researchers, museum curators, dinosaur enthusiasts and fossil hunters. Superbly illustrated with 90 paintings.
The Age Of Reptiles
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Author : Peabody Museum of Natural History
language : en
Publisher: Yale Peabody Museum
Release Date : 2010-07-20
The Age Of Reptiles written by Peabody Museum of Natural History and has been published by Yale Peabody Museum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-20 with Dinosaurs in art categories.
"This illustrated overview of Rudolph Franz Zallinger and the fresco secco mural The age of reptiles he painted at Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History describes the prehistoric life shown in the mural, highlights from the Peabody's history and collections, and the place of the mural in the history of art; includes a foldout color poster"--Provided by publisher.