Earth sciences
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Earth sciences
Hardcover. The Ornithopods include Iguanodon, one of the first dinosaurs ever discovered and analyzed, and perhaps the best-documented group, the hadrosaurs or 'duckbilled dinosaurs.' The Ceratopsians include Triceratops, known for its distinctive three-horned skull and protective collar. This book collects information on these two groups of animals. Editor(s): Carpenter, Kenneth. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 384 pages, 135 b&w photos. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 27. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253348173
- ISBN
- 9780253348173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
hardcover. Overs the years, the world was filled with fabulous creatures. There were wooly elephants and rhinos, saber-toothed cats, great wolves and lions, giant tortoises - and in Australia giant lizards. Megalania was one of those. This title tells the story of these amazing lizards and the world in which they lived. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 210 pages, 47 b&w photos, 46 figures. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253343741
- ISBN
- 9780253343741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Hardback. Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs. Editor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Hector E.; Carpenter, Kenneth; Frey, Eberhard. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 color illus., 93 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011831
- ISBN
- 9780253011831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Paperback. This portrait of the cave bear conveys facts about this animal, including its structure, habits, and society, the Ice Age environment, sexual and racial variations, and extinction. The text also details the relationship between man and bear, and theories surrounding bear-hunting and bear cults. Num Pages: 163 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231103619
- ISBN
- 9780231103619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.70
€ 41.70
Hardback. Leading chemists, geologists, palaeontologists and biologists contribute to this study of the most basic origins of life on Earth. They explore the origin of life during the Archean Eon, the maturation of life during the Proterozoic and the diversification of life that marks the Phanerozoic. Editor(s): Bengtson, Stefan. Series: Nobel Symposium. Num Pages: 656 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080880
- ISBN
- 9780231080880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.66
€ 132.66
Hardback. The first book to clearly explain the science used by paleontologists and the new, cutting-edge techniques that led to the discovery of Seismosaurus, the longest dinosaur yet known----and possibly the largest land animal to have ever lived. The book also illustrates the exciting collaboration between Gillette, the chemists and physicists who helped to reconstruct Seismosaurus. Illustrator(s): Hallett, Mark. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDDA; RBC; RBX; WNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078740
- ISBN
- 9780231078740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.15
€ 105.15
paperback. The first book to approach the Cretaceous extinction-the period during which dinosaurs disappeared from Earth-from the perspective of the fossil record. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 tables, 52 line dr. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076258
- ISBN
- 9780231076258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Hardback. How does bison meat taste after being frozen for 30,000 years? Were Ice Age cave painters trying to create "art" or just record history? How did ancient oil spills occur, before oil companies existed? Those are just some of the questions renowned paleontologist Bjorn Kurten answers in these lighthearted essays on fossils, ancient life, and related topics. Num Pages: 121 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059787
- ISBN
- 9780231059787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.77
€ 80.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226790374
- ISBN
- 9780226790374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.87
€ 39.87
Paperback. This text demonstrates the rich variety of clues to evolution that can be gleaned from the fossil record. Contributors explore modes of development, the tempo of speciation and extinction, and macroevolutionary patterns and trends. Num Pages: 416 pages, 54 halftones, 62 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389318
- ISBN
- 9780226389318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Hardback. The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, it features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. With plants as his scientific muse, the author traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning from the Late Cretaceous period onwards. Num Pages: 392 pages, 69 halftones, 34 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; PSTS; RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306797
- ISBN
- 9780226306797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.07
€ 185.07
Paperback. Presents a historical account of the origin, rise, and importance of paleobiology. The author shows how the movement was conceived and promoted by a group of paleontologists and examines the intellectual, disciplinary, and political dynamics involved in the ascendency of paleobiology. It offers insight on data-driven approaches in recent science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 42 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272948
- ISBN
- 9780226272948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.27
€ 51.27
Paperback. Offers an inside look at how meteorologists and forecasters predict the weather. Through field observation and interviews, this work shows that weather forecasts are often shaped as much by social and cultural factors inside local offices as they are by approaching cumulus clouds. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249537
- ISBN
- 9780226249537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. Tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public. Num Pages: 542 pages, 8 colour plates, 89 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226103204
- ISBN
- 9780226103204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200377023
- ISBN
- 9788200377023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.74
€ 56.74
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 44
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376958
- ISBN
- 9788200376958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.56
€ 72.56
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 45
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376934
- ISBN
- 9788200376934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 46
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376927
- ISBN
- 9788200376927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 43
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376675
- ISBN
- 9788200376675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.33
€ 61.33
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 41
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376668
- ISBN
- 9788200376668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 42
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376651
- ISBN
- 9788200376651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.77
€ 57.77
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 40
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376606
- ISBN
- 9788200376606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.52
€ 87.52
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 39
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376590
- ISBN
- 9788200376590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 35
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376514
- ISBN
- 9788200376514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.64
€ 79.64