Ocean life in the time of dinosaurs / Nathalie Bardet, Alexandra Houssaye, Stéphane Jouve, and Peggy Vincent ; illustrated by Alain Bénéteau ; translated by Mark Epstein.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]Description: 208 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780691243948
- 0691243948
- Mer au temps des dinosaures. English
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A richly illustrated introduction to the spectacular reptiles that swam the oceans when dinosaurs roamed the land
During the Mesozoic era, 252 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the ocean deeps were roiling with equally spectacular reptiles--including giant predators. This richly illustrated, authoritative, and accessible book introduces readers to the world of these fascinating marine animals, whose predecessors returned to the seas a few million years after the first vertebrates emerged from the water. As we meet ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, and many others, we learn about the astonishing anatomical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations that enabled these reptiles to become ocean dwellers again. We also learn about their living descendants, including sea turtles and sea snakes. Featuring stunning artwork depicting these prehistoric ocean creatures and photographs of their fossil remains, this book invites readers to discover the enthralling past of marine reptiles in all their extraordinary diversity.
"First published in France as La mer au temps des dinosaures. Copyright © Belin/Humensis, Paris, 2021. English translation copyright © 2023 by Princeton University Press"-- title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
"A richly illustrated, trade-science book about marine reptiles from the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras and their modern descendants. A translation from the French publisher, Belin (World English rights)"-- Provided by publisher.
"A richly illustrated introduction to the spectacular reptiles that swam the oceans when dinosaurs roamed the land during the Mesozoic Era, 252 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the ocean deeps were roiling with equally spectacular reptiles-including giant predators. This richly illustrated, authoritative, and accessible book introduces readers to the world of these fascinating marine animals, whose predecessors returned to the seas a few million years after the first vertebrates emerged from the water. As we meet ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, and many others, we learn about the astonishing anatomical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations that enabled these reptiles to become ocean dwellers again. We also learn about their living descendants, including sea turtles and sea snakes. Featuring stunning artwork depicting these prehistoric ocean creatures and photographs of their fossil remains, this book invites readers to discover the enthralling past of marine reptiles in all their extraordinary diversity"-- Provided by publisher.