Dinosaurs and other ancient animals of Big Bend / Cindi Sirois Collins & Asher Elbein ; illustrations by Julius Csotonyi.
| Author/creator | Collins, Cindi Sirois |
| Other author | Elbein, Asher. |
| Other author | Csotonyi, Julius, 1973- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2023. |
| Description | xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Corrie Herring Hooks series Corrie Herring Hooks series. ^A506817 |
| Contents | Fossil hunting in the Big Bend -- The march of time in the Big Bend -- Marine Big Bend : The Boquillas and Pen -- Dinosaur floodplains : the Aguja, Javelina, and Cretaceous Black Peaks Formations -- Rivers and ash : the Paleogene (Pg) Black Peaks, Hannold Hill, and the combined formations -- Cool forests, drying plains : the Delaho, Banta Shut-In, and Pleistocene Formations. |
| Abstract | "This book is constructed like a field guide, except that it covers animals that are mostly extinct--the dinosaurs and ancient animals of the Big Bend region of Texas. It begins with a history of fossils discovered there, which include several significant finds, then describes what the area was like millions of years ago. There were three main ecosystems--the marine environment, the floodplains or riparian zone, and higher ground. The animals found in each ecosystem left their fossils in specific parts of the park, so walking through what we today call the Aguja formation is where someone might encounter fossils from animals that lived in the floodplains, millions of years ago. The text, then, offers an overview of that environment then and now, and some species-specific field guide-type accounts of key animals--scientific names, descriptions, size, diet, and its fossil history within the Park. Key animals also are illustrated with a b&w field sketch by paleoartist Julius Csotonyi. A glossary and index finish off the book"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022025719 |
| ISBN | 9781477324639 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781477327173 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |