The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia
- Editors:
- Michael J. Benton, University of Bristol
- Mikhail A. Shishkin, Palaeontologicheskii Institut, Moscow
- David M. Unwin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Evgenii N. Kurochkin, Palaeontologicheskii Institut, Moscow
- Date Published: December 2003
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521545822
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The former Soviet Union covers a vast area of land, and over the last 200 years, many dozens of extraordinary dinosaurs and other fossil amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals have been found in Mesozoic rocks in its territories. The Permo-Triassic of the Ural Mountains of Russia have produced hundreds of superb specimens, and many of the dinosaurs from Mongolia are unique. This is the first compilation in any Western language of this large body of Russian research and the first time so much of this research, previously unexplored by the West, has been introduced in English. The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia is written by a unique mix of Russian and Western palaeontologists, and provides an entrée to a range of fossil faunas, in particular reptiles, that have been little known outside Russia. It will undoubtedly become a major reference work for all vertebrate palaeontologists.
Read more- Unique collaboration of scientists from the former Soviet Union and the West
- First time most of the work carried out by Russian scientists in the last 50 years has been published in English
- Covers broad array of Mesozoic faunas, of interest to all vertebrate palaeontologists
Reviews & endorsements
'Most of us will never get to Mongolia. Happily, you can find just about anything yet discovered that crawled, walked, swam, or flew in Russia or Mongolia in the 30 chapters and some 650 pages of this book.' Jeff Hecht, New Scientist
See more reviews'The book fills a niche in the scientific literature. There is no other compact and comprehensive summary of Russian and Mongolian vertebrate palaeontology between the covers of a single volume. The editors deserve congratulations for their initiative, drive and hard work.' Angela C. Milner, Geology
'… will remain a useful reference book for many years to come.' Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
'… the editors are to be congratulated on putting together a singularly useful volume that will deepen Western understanding and appreciation of the tetrapod assemblages of Russian, Mongolia and Central Asia.' Sue Evans, The Palaeontological Association Newsletter
'The book fills a niche in the scientific literature. There is no other compact and comprehensive summary of Russian and Mongolian vertebrate palaeontology between the covers of a single volume. The editors deserve congratulations for their initiative, drive and hard work. In addition, the book is attractively produced, a convenient easy-to-handle size and well bound …'. Angela C. Milner, The Times Higher Education Supplement
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- Date Published: December 2003
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521545822
- length: 740 pages
- dimensions: 251 x 184 x 38 mm
- weight: 1.3kg
- contains: 323 b/w illus. 29 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction Michael J. Benton, Evgeny N. Kurochkin, Mikhail A. Shiskin and David M. Unwin
Conventions in Russian and Mongolian palaeontological literature Michael J. Benton
Stratigraphic units in the Permo-Mesozoic of Russia and Middle Asia
Mongolian place names and stratigraphic terms
Journals and series
Transliterated names of Russian and Mongolian palaeontologists and geologists
1. The history of excavation of Permo-Triassic vertebrates from Eastern Europe Vitalii G. Ochev and Mikhail V. Surkov
2. The amniote faunas of the Russian Permian Sean P. Modesto and N. Rybczynski
3. Permian and Triassic temnospondyls from Russia Mikhail A. Shishkin, Igor V. Novikov and Yuri M. Gubin
4. Permian and Triassic anthracosaurs from Eastern Europe Igor V. Novikov, Mikhail A. Shishkin and Valerii K. Golubev
5. The Russian pareiasaurs Michael S. Y. Lee
6. Mammal-like reptiles from Russia Bernard Battail and Mikhail V. Surkov
7. Tetrapod biostratigraphy of the Triassic of Eastern Europe Mikhail A. Shishkin, Vitalii G. Ochev, Vladlen R. Lozovskii and Igor V. Novikov
8. Early archosaurs from Russia David J. Gower and Andrei G. Sennikov
9. Procolophonids from the Permo-Triassic of Russia Patrick S. Spencer and Michael J. Benton
10. Enigmatic small reptiles from the Middle-Late Triassic of Kirgizia David M. Unwin, Vladimir R. Alifanov and Michael J. Benton
11. Mesozoic marine reptiles of Russia and other former Soviet republics Glenn W. Storrs, Maxim S. Arkhangelskii and Vladimir M. Efimov
12. Asiatic dinosaur rush Edwin H. Colbert
13. The Russian-Mongolian expeditions and research in vertebrate palaeontology Evgenii N. Kurochkin and Rinchen Barsbold
14. The Cretaceous stratigraphy and palaeobiogeography of Mongolia Vladimir F. Shuvalov
15. Lithostratigraphy and sedimentary settings of the Cretaceous dinosaur beds of Mongolia Tom Jerzykiewicz
16. Mesozoic amphibians from Mongolia and the Central Asiatic republics Mikhail A. Shishkin
17. Mesozoic turtles from Mongolia Vladimir B. Sukhanov
18. The fossil record of Cretaceous lizards from Mongolia Vladimir R. Alifanov
19. Choristoderes from the Lower Cretaceous of northern Asia Glenn W. Storrs and Mikhail B. Efimov
20. Mesozoic crocodyliforms of north-central Eurasia Glenn W. Storrs and Mikhail B. Efimov
21. Pterosaurs from Russia, Middle Asia and Mongolia Natasha N. Bakhurina and David M. Unwin
22. Theropod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous of Mongolia Phillip J. Currie
23. Sauropods from Mongolia and the former Soviet Union Teresa Maryanska
24. Ornithopods from Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Siberia David B. Norman and Hans-Dieter Sues
25. The fossil record, systematics and evolution of pachycephalosaurs and ceratopsians from Asia Paul C. Sereno
26. Armoured dinosaurs from the Cretaceous of Mongolia Tat'yana A. Tumanova
27. Mesozoic birds of Mongolia and the former USSR Evgenii N. Kurochkin
28. Eggs and eggshells of dinosaurs and birds from the Cretaceous of Mongolia Konstantin E. Mikhailov
29. Mammals from the Mesozoic of Mongolia Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Boris A. Trofimov and Michael J. Novacek
30. Mammals from the Mesozoic of Kirghizia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Alexander O. Aver'yanovn.
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