Books with title Animals of the Past: Dinosaurs

The second in a series of five books, this book tells the history of life at the start of the Mesozoic Era during the Triassic Period, which was between 252 and 201 million years ago. In this period, the first lepidosaurs (the group containing snakes and lizards) and first archosaurs (the group containing crocodiles and birds) appeared. The first dinosaurs walked the land, the first pterosaurs filled the skies, and the seas were populated by marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and others.In this beautiful full-color illustrated book, you will learn about:The paleogeography of the Triassic - how the continents were joined in one gigantic supercontinentThe climate of the TriassicThe flora of the TriassicMarine life of the Triassic including plankton, marine invertebrates, fish and marine reptiles such ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and placodontsTerrestrial life of the Triassic including insects, spiders, lungfish, amphibians, parareptiles, therapsids (mammal-like reptiles), lepidosaurs, archosaurs and dinosaursDinosaurs of the Triassic including the split between lizard-hipped (Saurischia) and bird-hipped (Ornithischia) dinosaursThe first theropod dinosaurs (the group which would eventually give rise to Tyrannosaurus rex, Allosaurus, Velociraptor and birds)The first sauropodomorph dinosaurs (the group which would eventually rise to Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus)The first ornithischian dinosaurs (the group which would eventually give rise to Iguanodon, Triceratops, duckbilled dinosaurs and other famous herbivores)The Triassic coal gapExtinction events of the TriassicAnd much moreTable of Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Before the Triassic PeriodThe Formation of the Solar System and the EarthThe Hadean EonThe Archaean EonThe Proterozoic EonThe Phanerozoic Eon- The Paleozoic Era- The End of the Paleozoic EraChapter 2: Introducing the Triassic PeriodSubdivisions (Epochs) of the Triassic Period- Early Triassic Epoch- Middle Triassic Epoch- Late Triassic EpochChapter 3: Paleogeography of the Triassic PeriodChapter 4: Climate of the Triassic PeriodChapter 5: Flora of the Triassic PeriodChapter 6: Marine Fauna of the Triassic PeriodPlanktonMarine InvertebratesFishSauropterygian Reptiles- Pachypleurosaurs- Nothosaurs- Placodonts- Pistosaurs, Plesiosaurs and PliosaursTurtlesIchthyosaursHupehsuchiaThalattosaursChapter 7: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of the Triassic PeriodInsectsSpidersLungfishAmphibiansParareptilesLepidosauromorphaTherapsids- Dicynodonts- Therocephalians- CynodontsArchosaurs and Archosauromorpha- Protorosaurs- Pterosaurs- Rhynchosaurs- Allokotosaurs- Phytosaurs- Proterosuchids and Erythrosuchids- Aetosaurs- Revueltosaurus- Poposauroids- Ornithosuchids- Rauisuchoids- Crocodylomorpha- Dinosaurs and DinosauromorphaChapter 8: Dinosaurs and DinosauromorphaSaurischia and OrnithischiaEarly Saurischian Dinosaurs- The First Theropods- SauropodomorphaEarly Ornithischian DinosaursChapter 9: Triassic Coal GapChapter 10: Extinction Events of the Triassic PeriodPermian-Triassic Extinction EventSmith-Spathian Extinction EventCarnian Pluvial EventTriassic-Jurassic Extinction EventChapter 11: After the TriassicThe Jurassic PeriodThe Cretaceous PeriodThe Cenozoic Era

The third in a series of five books, this book tells the history of life in the middle of the Mesozoic Era during the Jurassic Period, which was 201 and 145 million years ago. In this period, dinosaurs walked the Earth, the seas were populated by ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and marine crocodiles, and the skies were filled with pterosaurs and the first primitive birds.In this beautiful full-color illustrated book, you will learn about:And much moreThe paleogeography of the Jurassic- how the continents were positioned and movedThe climate of the JurassicThe flora of the JurassicMarine life of the Triassic including plankton, marine invertebrates, fish and marine reptiles such ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and thalattosuchiansTerrestrial life of the Triassic including insects, spiders, lungfish, amphibians, turtles, lepidosaurs, therapsids (mammals and mammal-like reptiles), pterosaurs, crocodilans, dinosaurs and birdsAnd much moreTable of Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Before the Jurassic PeriodThe Formation of the Solar System and the EarthThe Hadean EonThe Archaean EonThe Proterozoic EonThe Phanerozoic Eon- The Paleozoic Era- The End of the Paleozoic Era- The Mesozoic Era – The Triassic PeriodChapter 2: Introducing the Jurassic PeriodSubdivisions (Epochs) of the Jurassic Period- Early Jurassic Epoch- Middle Jurassic Epoch- Late Jurassic EpochChapter 3: Paleogeography of the Jurassic PeriodChapter 4: Climate of the Jurassic PeriodChapter 5: Flora of the Jurassic PeriodChapter 6: Marine Fauna of the Jurassic PeriodPlanktonMarine InvertebratesFishSauropterygians, Plesiosaurs and PliosaursTurtlesIchthyosaursThalattosuchiansPleurosauridsChapter 7: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of the Jurassic PeriodInsectsSpidersLungfishAmphibiansTurtlesLepidosauromorpha- Pantestudines- Kuehneosauridae- Rhynchocephalia- SquamataTherapsids and MammalsArchosaurs- Pterosaurs- Crocodylomorpha- Dinosaurs and BirdsChapter 8: Dinosaurs and Birds of the Jurassic PeriodSaurischia and OrnithischiaTheropods- Coelophysids- Dilophosaurids- Cryolophosaurus- Ceratosaurids- Abelisaurids- Noasaurids- Megalosaurids- Spinosaurids- Piatnitzkysaurids- Gasosaurus and Kaijiangosaurus- Monolophosaurus- Allosaurids- Metriacanthosaurids- Carcharodontosaurids- Coelurids- Compsognathids- Tyrannosauroidea- Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptorans and Birds- Archaeoteryx and the Origin of Birds- OrnitholestesSauropodomorpha and Sauropods- Basal Sauropodomorphs (Anchisaurs and Massospondylids)- Basal Sauropods (Vulcanodontids)- Shunosaurus- Diplodocids- Dicraeosaurids- Rebbachisaurids- Haplocanthosaurus- Brachiosaurids- Camarasaurids- Cetiosaurids- MamenchisauridsOrnithischians- Basal Ornithischians (including Heterodontosaurids)- Lesothosaurus- Basal Thyreophora- Stegosauria- Ankylosauria- Basal Neornithischia- Ornithopoda- Ceratopsia- PachycephalosauriaChapter 9: Extinction Events of the Jurassic PeriodTriassic Jurassic Extinction EventThe Pliensbachian Toarcian Extinction EventThe End Jurassic Extinction EventChapter 10: After the JurassicThe Cretaceous PeriodThe Cenozoic Era

The third in a series of five books, this book tells the history of life in the middle of the Mesozoic Era during the Jurassic Period, which was 201 and 145 million years ago. In this period, dinosaurs walked the Earth, the seas were populated by ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and marine crocodiles, and the skies were filled with pterosaurs and the first primitive birds. In this beautiful full-color illustrated book, you will learn about: And much moreThe paleogeography of the Jurassic- how the continents were positioned and movedThe climate of the JurassicThe flora of the JurassicMarine life of the Triassic including plankton, marine invertebrates, fish and marine reptiles such ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and thalattosuchiansTerrestrial life of the Triassic including insects, spiders, lungfish, amphibians, turtles, lepidosaurs, therapsids (mammals and mammal-like reptiles), pterosaurs, crocodilans, dinosaurs and birdsAnd much moreTable of Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Before the Jurassic PeriodThe Formation of the Solar System and the EarthThe Hadean EonThe Archaean EonThe Proterozoic EonThe Phanerozoic Eon- The Paleozoic Era- The End of the Paleozoic Era- The Mesozoic Era - The Triassic Period Chapter 2: Introducing the Jurassic PeriodSubdivisions (Epochs) of the Jurassic Period- Early Jurassic Epoch- Middle Jurassic Epoch- Late Jurassic Epoch Chapter 3: Paleogeography of the Jurassic Period Chapter 4: Climate of the Jurassic Period Chapter 5: Flora of the Jurassic Period Chapter 6: Marine Fauna of the Jurassic PeriodPlanktonMarine InvertebratesFishSauropterygians, Plesiosaurs and PliosaursTurtlesIchthyosaursThalattosuchiansPleurosaurids Chapter 7: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of the Jurassic PeriodInsectsSpidersLungfishAmphibiansTurtlesLepidosauromorpha- Pantestudines- Kuehneosauridae- Rhynchocephalia- SquamataTherapsids and MammalsArchosaurs- Pterosaurs- Crocodylomorpha- Dinosaurs and Birds Chapter 8: Dinosaurs and Birds of the Jurassic PeriodSaurischia and OrnithischiaTheropods- Coelophysids- Dilophosaurids- Cryolophosaurus- Ceratosaurids- Abelisaurids- Noasaurids- Megalosaurids- Spinosaurids- Piatnitzkysaurids- Gasosaurus and Kaijiangosaurus- Monolophosaurus- Allosaurids- Metriacanthosaurids- Carcharodontosaurids- Coelurids- Compsognathids- Tyrannosauroidea- Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptorans and Birds- Archaeoteryx and the Origin of Birds- OrnitholestesSauropodomorpha and Sauropods- Basal Sauropodomorphs (Anchisaurs and Massospondylids)- Basal Sauropods (Vulcanodontids)- Shunosaurus- Diplodocids- Dicraeosaurids- Rebbachisaurids- Haplocanthosaurus- Brachiosaurids- Camarasaurids- Cetiosaurids- MamenchisauridsOrnithischians- Basal Ornithischians (including Heterodontosaurids)- Lesothosaurus- Basal Thyreophora- Stegosauria- Ankylosauria- Basal Neornithischia- Ornithopoda- Ceratopsia- Pachycephalosauria Chapter 9: Extinction Events of the Jurassic PeriodTriassic Jurassic Extinction EventThe Pliensbachian Toarcian Extinction EventThe End Jurassic Extinction Event Chapter 10: After the JurassicThe Cretaceous PeriodThe Cenozoic Era

The second in a series of five books, this book tells the history of life at the start of the Mesozoic Era during the Triassic Period, which was between 252 and 201 million years ago. In this period, the first lepidosaurs (the group containing snakes and lizards) and first archosaurs (the group containing crocodiles and birds) appeared. The first dinosaurs walked the land, the first pterosaurs filled the skies, and the seas were populated by marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and others.In this beautiful full-color illustrated book, you will learn about:The paleogeography of the Triassic - how the continents were joined in one gigantic supercontinentThe climate of the TriassicThe flora of the TriassicMarine life of the Triassic including plankton, marine invertebrates, fish and marine reptiles such ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and placodontsTerrestrial life of the Triassic including insects, spiders, lungfish, amphibians, parareptiles, therapsids (mammal-like reptiles), lepidosaurs, archosaurs and dinosaursDinosaurs of the Triassic including the split between lizard-hipped (Saurischia) and bird-hipped (Ornithischia) dinosaursThe first theropod dinosaurs (the group which would eventually give rise to Tyrannosaurus rex, Allosaurus, Velociraptor and birds)The first sauropodomorph dinosaurs (the group which would eventually rise to Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus)The first ornithischian dinosaurs (the group which would eventually give rise to Iguanodon, Triceratops, duckbilled dinosaurs and other famous herbivores)The Triassic coal gapExtinction events of the TriassicAnd much moreTable of Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Before the Triassic PeriodThe Formation of the Solar System and the EarthThe Hadean EonThe Archaean EonThe Proterozoic EonThe Phanerozoic Eon- The Paleozoic Era- The End of the Paleozoic EraChapter 2: Introducing the Triassic PeriodSubdivisions (Epochs) of the Triassic Period- Early Triassic Epoch- Middle Triassic Epoch- Late Triassic EpochChapter 3: Paleogeography of the Triassic PeriodChapter 4: Climate of the Triassic PeriodChapter 5: Flora of the Triassic PeriodChapter 6: Marine Fauna of the Triassic PeriodPlanktonMarine InvertebratesFishSauropterygian Reptiles- Pachypleurosaurs- Nothosaurs- Placodonts- Pistosaurs, Plesiosaurs and PliosaursTurtlesIchthyosaursHupehsuchiaThalattosaursChapter 7: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of the Triassic PeriodInsectsSpidersLungfishAmphibiansParareptilesLepidosauromorphaTherapsids- Dicynodonts- Therocephalians- CynodontsArchosaurs and Archosauromorpha- Protorosaurs- Pterosaurs- Rhynchosaurs- Allokotosaurs- Phytosaurs- Proterosuchids and Erythrosuchids- Aetosaurs- Revueltosaurus- Poposauroids- Ornithosuchids- Rauisuchoids- Crocodylomorpha- Dinosaurs and DinosauromorphaChapter 8: Dinosaurs and DinosauromorphaSaurischia and OrnithischiaEarly Saurischian Dinosaurs- The First Theropods- SauropodomorphaEarly Ornithischian DinosaursChapter 9: Triassic Coal GapChapter 10: Extinction Events of the Triassic PeriodPermian-Triassic Extinction EventSmith-Spathian Extinction EventCarnian Pluvial EventTriassic-Jurassic Extinction EventChapter 11: After the TriassicThe Jurassic PeriodThe Cretaceous PeriodThe Cenozoic Era

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This book is an illustrated version of the original Animals of the Past by Frederic A. Lucas. “The book is admittedly somewhat on the lines of Mr. Hutchinson's "Extinct Monsters" and "Creatures of Other Days," but it is hoped that it may be considered with books as with boats, a good plan to build after a good model. The information scattered through these pages has been derived from varied sources; some has of necessity been taken from standard books, a part has been gathered in the course of museum work and official correspondence; for much, the author is indebted to his personal friends, and for a part, he is under obligations to friends he has never met, who have kindly responded to his inquiries. The endeavor has been conscientiously made to exclude all misinformation; it is, nevertheless, entirely probable that some mistakes may have crept in, and due apology for these is hereby made beforehand.”

This book is an illustrated version of the original Animals of the Past by Frederic A. Lucas. “The book is admittedly somewhat on the lines of Mr. Hutchinson's "Extinct Monsters" and "Creatures of Other Days," but it is hoped that it may be considered with books as with boats, a good plan to build after a good model. The information scattered through these pages has been derived from varied sources; some has of necessity been taken from standard books, a part has been gathered in the course of museum work and official correspondence; for much, the author is indebted to his personal friends, and for a part, he is under obligations to friends he has never met, who have kindly responded to his inquiries. The endeavor has been conscientiously made to exclude all misinformation; it is, nevertheless, entirely probable that some mistakes may have crept in, and due apology for these is hereby made beforehand.”

This book is an illustrated version of the original Animals of the Past by Frederic A. Lucas. “The book is admittedly somewhat on the lines of Mr. Hutchinson's "Extinct Monsters" and "Creatures of Other Days," but it is hoped that it may be considered with books as with boats, a good plan to build after a good model. The information scattered through these pages has been derived from varied sources; some has of necessity been taken from standard books, a part has been gathered in the course of museum work and official correspondence; for much, the author is indebted to his personal friends, and for a part, he is under obligations to friends he has never met, who have kindly responded to his inquiries. The endeavor has been conscientiously made to exclude all misinformation; it is, nevertheless, entirely probable that some mistakes may have crept in, and due apology for these is hereby made beforehand.”