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- catalog abstract ""Dragons in the Dust tells the story of these lizards and the world in which they lived. The book explores the Pleistocene, the time of the ice ages, when climates changed and glaciers advanced over vast stretches of the globe. In Australia the changes in environment had an impact on the evolution of that continent's unique fauna. While mammals ruled elsewhere, here reptiles held their dominance. Large monitor lizards survive to this day, but the discovery of fossil remains of Megalania revealed that their ancestors were true giants and formidable predators. How scientists have reconstructed how these animals lived and what factors encouraged their evolution make up part of the story. What caused their extinction remains a mystery, and one that makes an intriguing conclusion to this look at a true dragon of the past."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13185595.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Dragons in the Dust tells the story of these lizards and the world in which they lived. The book explores the Pleistocene, the time of the ice ages, when climates changed and glaciers advanced over vast stretches of the globe. In Australia the changes in environment had an impact on the evolution of that continent's unique fauna. While mammals ruled elsewhere, here reptiles held their dominance. Large monitor lizards survive to this day, but the discovery of fossil remains of Megalania revealed that their ancestors were true giants and formidable predators. How scientists have reconstructed how these animals lived and what factors encouraged their evolution make up part of the story.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and index.".
- catalog description "The Pleistocene world -- The Pleistocene in Australia -- The discovery of Megalania -- Megalania and other Varanids -- The paleobiology of Megalania -- Why Megalania? -- Summary: how a dragon came to be.".
- catalog description "What caused their extinction remains a mystery, and one that makes an intriguing conclusion to this look at a true dragon of the past."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 210 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0253343747 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Life of the past".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomington : Indiana University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Southern Hemisphere.".
- catalog subject "567.9/5 22".
- catalog subject "Megalania.".
- catalog subject "Paleobiology Southern Hemisphere.".
- catalog subject "Paleontology Pleistocene.".
- catalog subject "QE862.L2 M65 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Pleistocene world -- The Pleistocene in Australia -- The discovery of Megalania -- Megalania and other Varanids -- The paleobiology of Megalania -- Why Megalania? -- Summary: how a dragon came to be.".
- catalog title "Dragons in the dust : the paleobiology of the giant monitor lizard Megalania / Ralph E. Molnar.".
- catalog type "text".