Bibliograph

Out of thin air, dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere, Peter D. Ward ; illustrations by David W. Ehlert

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Out of thin air, dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere, Peter D. Ward ; illustrations by David W. Ehlert

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-259) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Out of thin air

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

70176846

Responsibility statement

Peter D. Ward ; illustrations by David W. Ehlert

Sub title

dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere

Table Of Contents

Respiration and the Body Plans of Animal Life -- Oxygen Through Time -- Evolving Respiratory Systems as a Cause of the Cambrian Explosion -- The Ordovician: Cambrian Explosion part II -- The Silurian-Devonian: How an Oxygen Spike Allowed the First Conquest of Land -- The Carboniferous-Early Permian: High-oxygen, Fires and Giants -- The Permian Extinction and the Evolution of Endothermy -- The Triassic Explosion -- The Jurassic: Dinosaur Hegemony in a Low-Oxygen World -- The Cretaceous Extinction and the Rise of Large Mammals -- Should We Fear the Oxygen Future?

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