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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : The Jehol fossils [Texte électronique] : the emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds and flowering plants / editor-in-chief, Mee-mann Chang ; co-editors, Pei-ji Chen, Yuan-qing Wang, Yuan Wang ; English editor, De-sui Miao
Publication : London ; Burlington, MA : Academic Press, 2008
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Originally published as: The Jehol biota. Shanghai : Shanghai Scientific & Technical
Publishers, 2003. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-196)
"The Jehol Biota has much to tell us about the paleobiogeography, paleoecology, paleoclimate
and paleoenvironments during the late Mesozoic. In addition, these exquisitely preserved
fossils not only give us a vivid picture of a once tremendously diverse community
but also shed new light on the origin and early evolution of some major taxonomic
groups (e.g. amphibians, birds and angiosperms), the origin of feathers and avian
flight, and the co-evolution of pollinating insects and flowering plants." "This book
has pieced together the most up-to-date information on the Jehol fossils, data that
is otherwise scattered throughout the vast technical literature and unavailable to
the general reader. The first two chapters give an inviting introduction to the Jehol
Biota - the history of its study, its main components, its scientific importance,
its geographical, geological and biostratigraphic framework, and its renowned fossil
discoveries. Each of the remaining chapters deals with a particular group of organisms,
written by leading experts. The book is lavishly illustrated with nearly 280 illustrations,
including 200 photographs showing the diversity of the taxa and beauty of their preservation.
The colourful restorations of live organisms are elegantly painted by some of China's
most celebrated scientific illustrators to give a kiss of life to the dead bones.
Although targeted primarily at an educated public, the book is also an invaluable
source of information for students and professionals in paleontology, geology, evolutionary
biology and science education in general."--book jacket
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Zhang, Miman. Fonction indéterminée
Chen, Pei-ji. Fonction indéterminée
Wang, Yuan-qing. Fonction indéterminée
Wang, Yuan. Fonction indéterminée
Miao, Desui. Fonction indéterminée
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds and flowering
plants
Sujet(s) : Paléontologie -- Chine (nord)
Fossiles -- Chine (nord)
Indice(s) Dewey :
560.9 (23e éd.) = Paléontologie - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780123741738
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44633837z
Notice n° :
FRBNF44633837
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction / Mee-mann Chang ; Mesozoic Pompeii / Xiao-lin Wang, Zhong-he Zhou ;
Gastropods / Hua-zhang Pan, Xiang-gen Zhu ; Bivalves / Jin-hua Chen ; Conchostracans
/ Pei-ji Chen ; Ostracods / Mei-zhen Cao, Yan-xia Hu ; Shrimps / Yan-bin Shen ;
Insects and Spiders / Jun-feng Zhang, Hai-chun Zhang ; Fishes / Jiang-yong Zhang,
Fan Jin ; Amphibians / Yuan Wang, Ke-qin Gao ; Turtles / Jun Liu ; Choristoderes
/ Jun Liu, Xiao-lin Wang ; Squamates / Jun Liu ; Pterosaurs / Xiao-lin Wang, Zhong-he
Zhou ; Dinosaurs / Xing Xu ; Birds / Fu-cheng Zhang, Zhong-he Zhou, Lian-hai Hou
; Mammals / Yuan-qing Wang, Yao-ming Hu, Chuan-kui Li ; Charophytes / Qi-fei Wang,
Hui-nan Lu, Jing-lin Yang ; Land Plants / Shun-qing Wu ; Angiosperms / Qin Leng,
Shun-qing Wu, Else Marie Friis ; Spores and Pollen / Wen-ben Li.
