Dinosaurs in Australia : Mesozoic life from the southern continent /

Dinosaurs in Australia : Mesozoic life from the southern continent /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	KEAR, BENJAMIN P.
Imprint:	Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., c2011.
Description:	ix, 190 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Dinosaurs -- Australia. Fossils -- Australia. Paleontology -- Australia -- Mesozoic. Dinosaurs. Fossils. Mesozoic Geologic Period. Paleontology. Australia.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8534444

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Other authors / contributors:	Hamilton-Bruce, Robert J.
ISBN:	9780643100459 (pbk.) 0643100458 (pbk.) 9780643101692 (pdf.) 0643101691 (pdf.) 9780643102316 (epub.) 0643102310 (epub.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-180) and index. Also available in an electronic version via the Internet.
Summary:	This book provides the first comprehensive overview of current research on Australian Mesozoic faunas and floras, with a balanced coverage of the many technical papers, conference abstracts and unpublished material housed in current collections. Robert J Hamilton-Bruce, South Australian Museum in Adelaide.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Setting the stage - the Mesozoic Era
3. Dawn of an era - life from the Triassic
4. Before the ocean - animals and plants of the Jurassic
5. The great inland sea - Australia in the early Cretaceous
6. Life on the shore - early Cretaceous non-marine animals and plants
7. After the ocean - life from the late Cretaceous
Glossary
Bibliography
Index