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02426 a2200253 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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136822 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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ISI Library, Kolkata |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20160510125824.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780231171786 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
ISI Library |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
567.918 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| Item number |
P597 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Pickrell, John. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Flying dinosaurs : |
| Remainder of title |
how fearsome reptiles became birds / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
John Pickrell. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Columbia University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxiv, 215 p. : |
| Other physical details |
16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
1. The missing link --<br/>2. A feathered revolution begins --<br/>3. The dinosaur hunters --<br/>4. From dinosaur to bird --<br/>5. Fake fossils --<br/>6. The evolution of feathers --<br/>7. The struggle to the skies --<br/>8. Sex for T. rex --<br/>9. Colouring in the dinosaurs --<br/>10. Back from the dead --<br/>11. The survival game --<br/>Relationships of the theropod dinosaurs --<br/>An A-Z of feathered dinosaurs --<br/>References --<br/>Glossary --<br/>Select bibliography --<br/>Acknowledgments --<br/>Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
The discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China since 2006 suggests that these creatures were much more bird-like than paleontologists previously imagined. Further evidence--bones, genetics, eggs, behavior, and more--has shown a seamless transition from fleet-footed carnivores to the ancestors of modern birds. Mixing colorful portraits with news on the latest fossil findings and interviews with leading paleontologists in the United States, China, Europe, and Australia, John Pickrell explains and details dinosaurs' development of flight. This special capacity introduced a whole new range of abilities for these animals and helped them survive a mass extinction when thousands of other dinosaur species that once populated the Earth did not. Pickrell also turns his journalistic eye toward the stories behind the latest discoveries, investigating the role of the Chinese black market in trading fossils, the controversies among various dinosaur hunters, the interference of national governments intent on protecting scientific information, and the race to publish findings first that make this research such a dynamic area of science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Pterosauria |
| General subdivision |
Evolution. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Dinosaurs. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Birds. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
