| Dinosaurs and Other Reptiles from the Mesozoic of Mexico Contributor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Héctor E. (Editor), Carpenter, Kenneth (Editor), Frey, Eberhard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253011833 ISBN-13: 9780253011831 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Paleontology - Nature | Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures - Nature | Fossils |
| Dewey: 567.909 |
| LCCN: 2013036587 |
| Series: Life of the Past |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.35" W x 10.24" (1.37 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico synthesizes current information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. The book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, plesiosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs, and last but not least, dinosaurs. In addition, chapters focus on trackways and other trace fossils and on K/P boundary (the Chicxulub crater, beneath the Gulf of Mexico, has been hypothesized as the site of the boloid impact that killed off the dinosaurs). Dinosaurs and Other Reptiles from the Mesozoic of Mexico is an up-to-date, informative volume on an area that has not been comprehensively described until now. |