ISBN10: 0520246233, ISBN13: 9780520246232, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover First Edition 349p. White pages are unmarked with some b/w illustrations. Blue cloth boards are clean and pointed. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minimal wear.
[Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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ISBN10: 0520246233, ISBN13: 9780520246232, [publisher: Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005.] Hardcover Octavo, dustwrapper,349 pp.,black and white photographs, text illustrations. Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to walk the earth, and they represent a substantial portion of vertebrate biomass and biodiversity during the Mesozoic Era. The story of sauropod evolution is told in an extensive fossil record of skeletons and footprints that span the globe and 150 million years of earth history. This generously illustrated volume is the first comprehensive scientific summary of sauropod evolution and paleobiology. The contributors explore sauropod anatomy, detail its variations, and question the myth that life at large size led to evolutionary stagnation and eventual replacement by more "advanced" herbivorous dinosaurs. Chapters address topics such as the evolutionary history and diversity of sauropods; methods for creating three-dimensional reconstructions of their skeletons; questions of sauropod herbivory, tracks, gigantism, locomotion, reproduction, growth rates, and more. This book, together with the recent surge in sauropod discoveries around the world and taxonomic revisions of fragmentary genera, will shed new light on "nature's greatest extravagances."
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Berkeley, CA University of California Press 2005 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 358 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.

Univ of California Pr, Date: 2005. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 349 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.25 inches. 2005. Univ of California Pr ISBN 0520246233 9780520246232 [GB]

Berkeley, CA University of California Press 2005 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 358 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.

University of California Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor University of California Press ISBN 0520246233 9780520246232 [CA]

ISBN10: 0520246233, ISBN13: 9780520246232, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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Univ of California Pr 2005 Hardcover New 1st edition. 349 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.25 inches.