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Can I read Taking wing : Archaeopteryx and the evolution of bird flight on EtoBox?
Taking wing : Archaeopteryx and the evolution of bird flight by Shipman, Pat, 1949- is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Taking wing : Archaeopteryx and the evolution of bird flight about?
<p>When the fossilized skeleton of a prehistoric creature -- half-bird and half-reptile was discovered in Bavaria in 1861, it touched off a debate about the dinosaurian ancestry of birds. The author make a strong case for such a link.</p> <h3>Library Journal</h3> <p>Applying skills honed in the controversial field of paleoanthropology, Shipman (<i>The Evolution of Racism: Human Differences and the Use and Abuse of Science</i>, LJ 6/1/94) draws from a diversity of scientific fields to present a comprehensive analysis of the ideas explaining how adaptations needed for animal flight came about. Using the well-known Archaeopteryx fossils as a keystone, she discusses historical and current hypotheses about bird evolution, along with the provocative debates they spurred. Shipman draws the reader into the debate by providing the science and physical evidence for each point of view, along with rebuttals of its critics. Highly recommended for interested lay readers and science buffs. Frank Reiser, Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, N.Y.</p>
Who reads Taking wing : Archaeopteryx and the evolution of bird flight?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Shipman, Pat, 1949-
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780684849652
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Fiction, Science, Nature
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (60 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13