Out of thin air : dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere

Out of thin air : dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere / Peter D. Ward ; illustrations by David W. Ehlert.

Author/creator	Ward, Peter D. (Peter Douglas), 1949-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : J. Henry Press, ©2006.
Description	xiii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Dinosaurs--Extinction. Dinosaurs--Evolution. Paleoecology. Paleobotany--Carboniferous.

Contents	Respiration and the Body Plans of Animal Life -- Oxygen Through Time -- Evolving Respiratory Systems as a Cause of the Cambrian Explosion -- The Ordovician: Cambrian Explosion -- The Silurian-Devonian: How an Oxygen Spike Allowed the First Conquest of Land -- The Carboniferous-Early Permian: High-oxygen, Fires and Giants -- The Permian Extinction and the Evolution of Endothermy -- The Triassic Explosion -- The Jurassic: Dinosaur Hegemony in a Low-Oxygen World -- The Cretaceous Extinction and the Rise of Large Mammals -- Should We Fear the Oxygen Future?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-259) and index.
LCCN	2006020396
ISBN	0309100615 (cloth)
ISBN	9780309100618

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QL737.C214 G528 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold