Pterosaurs: From Deep TimeAn epic, ambitious and page-turning mystery that will appeal to fans of The Shadow of the Wind, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and The Time Traveller's Wife London, 1896. Andrew Harrington is young, wealthy and heartbroken. His lover Marie Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper and he longs to turn back the clock and save her. Meanwhile, Claire Haggerty rails against the position of women in Victorian society. Forever being matched with men her family consider suitable, she yearns for a time when she can be free to love whom she choses. But hidden in the attic of popular author - and noted scientific speculator - H.G. Wells is a machine that will change everything. As their quests converge, it becomes clear that time is the problem - to escape it, to change it, might offer them the hope they need... |
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... Chris Bennett ( 1996 ) , may reflect annual generations . Above right : size distribution for the skull of Pteranodon , indicating mature ( black ) and immature ( shaded ) individuals , identified using features such as the degree of ...
... Chris Bennett has shown in his analysis of pterosaur hind limbs , published in 1995 , that they were well - adapted for leaping . 47. The earliest attempts to understand pterosaur aerodynamics date back to the early 20th cen- tury with ...
... Chris Bennett in 2004 and is based on his study of new material of Scaphognathus from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Limestones of Bavaria . 27. Further comments on the possible ecology of scaphognathines and rhamphorhynchines can be ...