{"product_id":"dinosaurs-of-australia-and-new-john-a-long-9780674207677","title":"Dinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand and Other Animals of the Mesozoic Era","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the 1990s, fossils unearthed in Australia and New Zealand began to reshape the debates around some of paleontology's most hotly contested questions: how dinosaurs and birds are related, whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded, and when and how the mammals began their rise. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this first comprehensive account of Mesozoic vertebrates from New Zealand and Australia, John Long shows that, while the fossil record from the region can be sparse and fragmentary, finds from such sites as Dinosaur Cove, Coober Pedy, Lightning Ridge, and the fossil trackways at Broome offer new and occasionally startling evidence that has the potential to challenge current views. Long's up-to-date coverage includes the discovery in late 1996 of a new shrew-like mammal, \u003ci\u003eAusktribosphenos nyktos\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntries on individual fauna begin with a brief introduction, written to be accessible to the armchair paleontologist, that describes the prevailing climate and habitat during the relevant geological time period, followed by more technical information aimed at specialists, including type characteristics, location and other details about the specimen's discovery. \u003ci\u003eDinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e is profusely illustrated with photographs of the fossils, maps, and newly commissioned life restorations by some of the leading dinosaur illustrators from Australia and the United States: Peter Schouten, Tony Windberg, Bill Stout, and Mike Skrepnick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John A. Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067420767X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674207677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.25h x 8.59w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1998","brand":"John A. Long","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447757385983,"sku":"9780674207677","price":92.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a04d587-2652-4367-8b2d-0d5b43b66583.jpg?v=1777234601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dinosaurs-of-australia-and-new-john-a-long-9780674207677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}