Oceans of Kansas, Second Edition: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea (Life of the Past)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253026326 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 460 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Revised, updated, and expanded with the latest interpretations and fossil discoveries, the second edition of Oceans of Kansas adds new twists to the fascinating story of the vast inland sea that engulfed central North America during the Age of Dinosaurs. Giant sharks, marine reptiles called mosasaurs, pteranodons, and birds with teeth all flourished in and around these shallow waters. Their abundant and well-preserved remains were sources of great excitement in the scientific community when first discovered in the 1860s and continue to yield exciting discoveries 150 years later. Everhart vividly captures the history of these startling finds over the decades and re-creates in unforgettable detail these animals from our distant past and the world in which they livedabove, within, and on the shores of America’s ancient inland sea.. Mi
He lives in Derby, Kansas.. Michael J. He is the creator of the award-winning "Oceans of Kansas" paleontology website at oceansofkansas. Everhart, Adjunct Curator of Paleontology at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Kansas, is an expert on the Late Cretaceous of western Kansas
Recommended." --Choice, reviewing a previous edition or volume"The book will be most useful to fossil collectors working in the local region and to historians of vertebrate paleontology. Recommended." --Choice, reviewing a previous edition or volume"Excellent Those who are interested in vertebrate paleontology or in the scientific history of the American midwest should really get a copy. Everhart's treatment of extinct marine reptiles synthesizes source materials far more readably than any other recent, nontechnical book-length study of the subject." --Copeia, reviewing a previous edition or volume. excellent Those who are interested in vertebrate palaeontology or in the scientific history of the American mid-west should really