Princeton College Press has revealed a brand new e book all about Mesozoic marine reptiles. Entitled “Ocean Life within the Time of Dinosaurs”. It paperwork the evolutionary growth and radiation of quite a lot of wonderful prehistoric creatures that dominated marine environments throughout the “Age of Dinosaurs”. Superbly illustrated by Alain Bénéteau, this e book, due out this month (November, 2023), dives into an enchanting interval of our planet’s historical past.
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“Ocean Life within the time of Dinosaurs”
The e book is split into seven essential chapters. After an preliminary chapter that “units the scene”, there follows an introduction to the various kinds of marine reptile. Chapter three highlights the marine reptiles that thrived throughout the Palaeozoic. Subsequent chapters concentrate on Mesozoic marine reptiles. There are particular person chapters on Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous marine life.
In addition to offering info on ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs and large pliosaurs, the authors introduce a number of the lesser-known Mesozoic marine reptiles. For instance, the weird, Australian plesiosaur Umoonasaurus is described. Measuring round two metres in size, this is among the smallest members of the Plesiosauria clade described thus far. A piscivore, at residence in shallow, close to coastal environments, Umoonasaurus had crests over its eyes and a skinny crest operating alongside its rostrum. The aim of those adornments is unknown.
The Okay-Pg extinction occasion is mentioned, and the closing chapter examines how ocean ecosystems recovered with mammals and birds evolving to fill niches in marine meals chains.
There’s a useful glossary and bibliography too.
A Collaboration Between Palaeontologists
“Ocean Life within the time of Dinosaurs” is a collaboration between 4 scientists. Nathalie Bardet and Alexandra Houssaye are palaeontologists and analysis administrators on the prestigious Muséum Nationwide d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France). Stéphane Jouve is a palaeontologist and supervisor of the geoscience collections on the Sorbonne College (Paris). The fourth creator is Pure Historical past Museum of London palaeontologist Peggy Vincent. It has been translated by Mark Epstein.
This glorious e book additionally supplies readers with a chance to study ocean-going reptiles alive right now resembling sea snakes and turtles.
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The Guide Particulars
The Guide: “Ocean Life within the time of Dinosaurs”
Writer: Princeton College Press
Revealed November 2023 | Value: £25.00/$29.95 USD (hardback) | Pages: 208
Over 200 color scientific illustrations plus black and white pictures.
ISBN: 9780691243948
Go to the web site of Princeton College Press: Princeton College Press. Search on the web site for the authors or title to search out the e book.