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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 Electronic and Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : J. Henry Press,
Descriptionxiii, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-259) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006020396
ISBN0309100615 (cloth)
ISBN9780309100618

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