Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight

Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight

by PatShipman (Author)

Synopsis

This is a brilliant piece of scientific detective work, deftly exploring how the mysteries of flight developed up to the present day; the story unfolds through the braided tales of the evolutionary process and the scientists who have so painstakingly pieced it together.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: W&N
Published: 12 Jun 1998

ISBN 10: 0297841564
ISBN 13: 9780297841562
Book Overview: Author's other titles inc. The Wisdom Of Bones , The Neanderthals , The Evolution Of Racism . Winner of the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for Science.

Author Bio
Pat Shipman is an anthropologist at Pennsylvania State University.