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(0)Patricia Vickers-Rich
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"Today the six major continents are separated by vast seas, but it has not always been so. The relentless motion of the earth's crust sometimes joined and sometimes separated disparate landmasses; twice such a union created the landmass of Gondwana. This great southern supercontinent once was home to an unusual array of wildlife."--Jacket.
"This book traces the history of the vertebrate faunas of Gondwana. It begins with the origin of life, before...
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"This book is the first major study of this unique and highly diverse group. It introduces a wealth of knowledge about the dromornithids that has accumulated over the past two decades and that has led to an understanding of the relationships of these birds. Peter F. Murray and Patricia Vickers-Rich discuss in detail the history of the work on the dromornithids; the geological and geographical distributions of their remains; and their familial systematics,...