The Origin and Evolution of Birds

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Yale University Press, 1. jaan 1999 - 466 pages
An exploration of all that is known about the origin of birds and of avian flight. It draws on fossil evidence and studies of the structure and biochemistry of living birds to present knowledge and data on avian evolution and to propose a new model of this evolutionary process.

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Feathered Reptiles
1
The Descent of Birds
45
The Genesis of Avian Flight
93
The CretaceousDivers and Seabirds
139
Flamingos Ducks and Longlegged
195
The Evolution of Flightlessness
231
Birds of Prey
291
The Rise of Land Birds
313
T rex Was No FourTon Roadrunner
374
References
407
Index
443

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