Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy
6 best books like Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy (Mark P. Witton): The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World, Diaspora, After Man: A Zoology of the Future, Dinosaur Art: The World's Greatest Paleoart, Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind, Life in a Medieval Castle
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
| Author | Stephen Brusatte |
| ISBN | 0062490451 |
Brusatte traces the evolution of dinosaurs from their inauspicious start as small shadow dwellers—themselves the beneficiaries of a mass extinction caused by volcanic eruptions at the beginning of the Triassic period—into the dominant array of species every wide-eyed child memorizes today,...
| Author | Greg Egan |
| ISBN | 3453161815 |
By the end of the 30th century humanity has the capability to travel the universe, to journey beyond earth and beyond the confines of the vulnerable human frame.
The descendants of centuries of scientific, cultural and physical development divide into three: fleshers — true Homo sapiens;...
| Author | Dougal Dixon |
| ISBN | 0312194331 |
Speculative...Non-Fiction? 50 million years in the future, mankind is long extinct and the planet's fauna has evolved into some spectacular new shapes, often with way, way too many teeth.
The animals range from adorable (extra-long weasel) to nightmarish (ostrichbat) and the full color...
| Author | Steve White |
| ISBN | 0857685848 |
A paleoartist is an illustrator who specialises in the science and art of reconstructing ancient animals and their world.
In Dinosaur Art, ten of the top contemporary paleoartists reveal a selection of their work and exclusively discuss their working methods and distinct styles.
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| Author | Dorothy L. Cheney |
| ISBN | 0226102432 |
In 1838 Charles Darwin jotted in a notebook, “He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke.” Baboon Metaphysics is Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth’s fascinating response to Darwin’s challenge.
Cheney and Seyfarth...
Life in a Medieval Castle
Focusing on Chepstow, an English castle that survived the turbulent Middle Ages with a relative lack of violence, the book offers an exquisite portrait of what day-to-day life was actually like during the era, and of the key role the castle played. The Gieses take us through the full cycle of a medieval...
