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When dinosaurs conquered the skies, Jingmai O'Connor ; illustrated by Maria Brzozowska

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When dinosaurs conquered the skies, Jingmai O'Connor ; illustrated by Maria Brzozowska
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
When dinosaurs conquered the skies
Responsibility statement
Jingmai O'Connor ; illustrated by Maria Brzozowska
Summary
When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies is an exquisitely illustrated exploration of how dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually became the birds we live with today. What are birds, and where did they come from? Discover fascinating facts about bird evolution, including: how the oldest bird fossils are about 150 million years old, that birds evolved from a group of meat-eating dinosaurs called theropods, that's the same group that Tyrannosaurus Rex belonged to, although birds evolved from small theropods, how these ancient birds looked quite a lot like small, feathered dinosaurs and they had much in common, their mouths still contained sharp teeth, that over time, birds lost their teeth and evolved beaks. And more! The story of bird evolution is fascinating, and When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies explores this incredible history in a digestible, accessible way. This book from the successful Incredible Evolution series proves that fact can definitely be stranger and more exciting than fiction! Can you imagine coming face-to-face with a toothy pigeon?! Through digestible information and absorbing illustrations, young readers will be given an insight into how dinosaurs evolved flight and conquered the skies
Table Of Contents
Fascinating birds -- Fossils and geological time -- First fossils: a discovery of dinosaurs -- The dinosaur family tree -- Young Darwin -- Darwin's big idea -- Where are the fossil birds? -- Archaeopteryx -- Feathered dinosaurs from China -- How feathers evolved -- Dinosaurs in colour -- First wings -- The incredible Jehol Biota -- Rulers of the cretaceous skies -- Other flying dinosaurs -- Creatures of Las Hoyas -- Birds from Changma -- What did the first birds eat? -- Baby birds -- A tale of tails -- The evolution of flight -- Birds grow fast! -- Bird mummies -- Birds of the late cretaceous -- The rise of modern birds -- Mass extinctions -- The evolution of today's birds -- The birds that didn't make it -- Birds today -- The sixth mass extinction
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
When dinosaurs conquered the skies, the incredible story of bird evolution
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