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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... Triassic , at just about the time that pterosaurs are thought to have taken to the air . Coincidence ? Perhaps , but at the moment , an insect - powered origin of flight for pterosaurs is the only reasonable theory on the table . " Big ...
... Triassic and evolved rapidly into the five or so lineages known to have existed by the middle Late Triassic . Alternatively , in the " iceberg " model ( right ) it is assumed that events took place much more slowly and that the first ...
... Triassic pterosaurs : unravelling the puzzle . Two hundred years of pterosaurs - A symposium on the anatomy , evolution , palaeobiology and environments of Mesozoic flying reptiles , Tolouse , France , September 5-8 , 2001. Strata , 11 ...