Bibliograph

Ancient sea reptiles, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, and more, Darren Naish

Type

Label

Ancient sea reptiles, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, and more, Darren Naish

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ancient sea reptiles

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1334652052

Responsibility statement

Darren Naish

Sub title

plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, and more

Summary

When dinosaurs roamed the Earth, lesser known but equally fearsome creatures commanded the sea. Naish takes readers for a dive into prehistoric waters, in order to discover extraordinary sea creatures who reigned supreme in the ocean for 150 million years. You'll discover apex predators, evolutionary anomalies, survivors of extinction events, and scientific theories and contentions that have arisen in the complex history of sea reptile research

Table Of Contents

Evolution -- Anatomy -- The lesser-known groups: mesosaurs, Triassic sauropterygians, Cretaceous sea snakes and more -- Shark-shaped reptiles: the ichthyosaurs and their kin -- Long necks, big mouths: the plesiosaurs -- Sea crocs: the thalattosuchians -- Mosasaurs: the great sea lizards -- Sea turtles

Target audience

general

Classification