{"product_id":"ancient-sea-reptiles-plesiosaurs-ichthyosaurs-mosasaurs-and-more-paperback","title":"Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More - Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eDive into prehistoric waters and discover extraordinary sea monsters who reigned the ocean for 150 million years\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More\u003c\/i\u003e examines the anatomy, behavior, diversity, lifestyle, and evolutionary rise of creatures who conquered the seas for 150 million years during the Mesozoic era. Expert paleontologist Darren Naish puts these fearsome and mighty creatures under the microscope and transports readers to wild and primeval waters. In this gorgeously illustrated book, amazing creatures leap off the page, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMosasaurs, known as \"T-Rexes of the deep\"\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCretaceous sea snakes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLong-necked plesiosaurs\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCrocodile-like thalattosuchians, the earliest sea turtles\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Sea Reptiles\u003c\/i\u003e features fossil photography and artistic reconstructions of ancient creatures, from evolutionary anomalies to apex predators who survived extinction events, with chapters that include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapter 1: Introduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Evolution\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Anatomy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: The lesser-known groups: mesosaurs, Triassicsauropterygians, Cretaceous sea snakes and more\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Shark-shaped reptiles: the ichthyosaurs and their kin\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Long necks, big mouths: the plesiosaurs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Sea crocs: the thalattosuchians\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Mosasaurs: the great sea lizards\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Sea Turtles \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than 80 percent of the world's vast ocean is unmapped and unobserved, prompting the imagination to run wild on what might lurk in its depths. But \u003ci\u003eAncient Sea Reptiles \u003c\/i\u003eproves that what stirs the imagination even more are the spectacular prehistoric creatures that have already been discovered. The book is a feast for the eyes and the scientific mind.","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46583691083932,"sku":"9781588348173","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7616\/7324\/files\/9781588348173.jpg?v=1774476576","url":"https:\/\/bronzeandbrass.store\/products\/ancient-sea-reptiles-plesiosaurs-ichthyosaurs-mosasaurs-and-more-paperback","provider":"Bronze \u0026 Brass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}