{"product_id":"ancient-sea-reptiles-plesiosaurs-ichthyosaurs-mosasaurs-and-more","title":"Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More","description":"Dive into prehistoric waters and discover extraordinary sea monsters who reigned the ocean for 150 million years\n\nAncient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More 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:\n\nMosasaurs, known as “T-Rexes of the deep\" Cretaceous sea snakes Long-necked plesiosaurs Crocodile-like thalattosuchians, the earliest sea turtles Ancient Sea Reptiles features fossil photography and artistic reconstructions of ancient creatures, from evolutionary anomalies to apex predators who survived extinction events, with chapters that include:\n\nChapter 1: Introduction\nChapter 2: Evolution\nChapter 3: Anatomy\nChapter 4: The lesser-known groups: mesosaurs, Triassicsauropterygians, Cretaceous sea snakes and more\nChapter 5: Shark-shaped reptiles: the ichthyosaurs and their kin\nChapter 6: Long necks, big mouths: the plesiosaurs\nChapter 7: Sea crocs: the thalattosuchians\nChapter 8: Mosasaurs: the great sea lizards\nChapter 9: Sea Turtles\n\nMore 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 Ancient Sea Reptiles proves 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1588347273\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1588347273.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Naish, Darren\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516163432506,"sku":"DBV.1588347273.G","price":44.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1588347273-0.jpg?v=1783719768","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/ancient-sea-reptiles-plesiosaurs-ichthyosaurs-mosasaurs-and-more","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}