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100	1		_aPickrell, John.
245	1	0	_aFlying dinosaurs : _bhow fearsome reptiles became birds / _cJohn Pickrell.
260			_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press, _cc2014.
300			_axxiv, 215 p. : _b16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. The missing link -- 2. A feathered revolution begins -- 3. The dinosaur hunters -- 4. From dinosaur to bird -- 5. Fake fossils -- 6. The evolution of feathers -- 7. The struggle to the skies -- 8. Sex for T. rex -- 9. Colouring in the dinosaurs -- 10. Back from the dead -- 11. The survival game -- Relationships of the theropod dinosaurs -- An A-Z of feathered dinosaurs -- References -- Glossary -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
520			_aThe 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	_aPterosauria _xEvolution.
650		0	_aDinosaurs.
650		0	_aBirds.
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