When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies

The Incredible Story of Bird Evolution

When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies
Jingmai O'Connor, Maria Brzozowska
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Hardback
h295 x 210mm - 64pg
1 Nov 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780711275133
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Step back in time to discover how dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually became the birds we live with today. Discover how these ancient birds looked quite a lot like small, feathered dinosaurs and how much they had in common. The story of bird evolution is fascinating, and When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies explores this incredible history in a digestible, accessible way. An exquisitely illustrated non-fiction book exploring the fascinating evolution of birds, that proves that fact can definitely be stranger than fiction!
"Step back in time to discover how dinosaurs evolved into the birds we know today and learn how changes in ancient species led to wings, tail feathers, flight and many other adaptations seen in modern avian creatures. Part of the Incredible Evolution series. " * The Bookseller *
Jingmai O' Connor is the Associate Curator of Fossil Reptiles at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Jingmai grew up in Pasadena, CA. She is first generation Chinese and second generation Irish. Jingmai' s research explores the repeated evolution (and parallel refinement) of flight in the Dinosauria, the dinosaur -bird transition, and the biology of stem-avians, not through any one aspect but exploring Paraves through the evolution of feathers and complex plumages, aerodynamics, reproduction, respiration, trophics, systematics, ontogeny, and taxonomy. Taking advantage of the exceptional soft tissue preservation of the Jehol Biota, Jingmai seeks to go beyond skeletal anatomy, to understand the biology of stem birds and their closest relatives and trace the evolution of modern avian features. Maria Brzozowska was born in 1992 in Poland but spent most of her childhood growing up in Turkey. In 2010 she graduated from Leeds Arts University with a BA in Visual Communication. In 2016 she completed her MFA in Media and Design. She is a visual storyteller who enjoys taking a poetic approach to her art creating new, unknown lands. She uses traditional painting techniques aided by digital methods. She also works with children' s storybook publishers and loves illustrating magical and poetic stories.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780711275133
Published: 1 Nov 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Words & Pictures
Publisher: Aurum Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 295mm
Width: 210mm
Pages: 64

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