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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... Dsungaripterus and the Clam - Cracking Crew Another important pterodactyloid clan , the dsungaripteroids , is principally distinguished by adaptations for cracking open and feeding on shellfish . Naturally , these are most clearly seen ...
... Dsungaripterus , and other dsungaripterids , had large , bulbous , clam - cracking teeth at the back of the jaw , while Tapejara , its relatives and pteranodontians abandoned teeth altogether and presumably relied on the shape of the ...
... Dsungaripterus and its rela- tives opted for a life of clam - crushing . The first problem was to apprehend the object of their desire — clams , other shellfish , perhaps even crabs — either by probing for it in sand and mud or , in the ...