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" Posture, locomotion, and paleoecology of pterosaurs / "
by Sankar Chatterjee and R.J. Templin
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BL
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701175
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b523364
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| Main Entry
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Chatterjee, Sankar
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| Title & Author
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Posture, locomotion, and paleoecology of pterosaurs /\ by Sankar Chatterjee and R.J. Templin
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| Publication Statement
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Boulder, Colo. :: Geological Society of America,, c2004
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Special paper ;; 376
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iv, 64 p. :: ill. (some col.) ;; 28 cm
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0813723760
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-64)
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| Contents
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Terrestrial locomotion -- Wing design -- Wing adaptations for powered flight -- Aerodynamic constraints -- Gliding and soaring -- Hovering and flapping -- Takeoff and landing -- Sexual dimorphism and aerodynamic function of the head -- Ecology, evolution, and extinction
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Birds-- Evolution
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Dinosaurs-- Evolution
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Dinosaurs-- Flight
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Paleontology-- Mesozoic
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Pterosauria
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QE861.6.F45C48 2004
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Templin, R. J
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