{"product_id":"palaeobiology-of-giant-flightless-birds-delphine-angst-9781785481369","title":"Palaeobiology of Giant Flightless Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fossil record of giant flightless birds extends back to the Late Cretaceous, more than 70 million years ago, but our understanding of these extinct birds is still incomplete. This is partly because the number of specimens available is sometimes limited, but also because widely different approaches have been used to study them, with sometimes contradictory results. This book summarizes the current knowledge of the paleobiology of seven groups of giant flightless birds: Dinornithiformes, Aepyornithiformes, Dromornithidae, Phorusrhacidae, Brontornithidae, Gastornithidae and Gargantuavis. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first chapter presents the global diversity of these birds and reviews the tools and methods used to study their paleobiology. Chapters 2 to 8 are each dedicated to one of the seven groups of extinct birds. Finally, a conclusion offers a global synthesis of the information presented in the book in an attempt to define a common evolutionary model.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Delphine Angst,Eric Buffetaut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785481363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785481369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iste Press - Elsevier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Delphine Angst","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113725833471,"sku":"9781785481369","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02a4d08c-ae93-4889-aca3-6233556dee47.jpg?v=1769616911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/palaeobiology-of-giant-flightless-birds-delphine-angst-9781785481369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}