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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... body , carefully control the amount of water that was lost so that the animal did not desiccate , and help control the body temperature . Through superficial colors and patterns , it might also have been responsible for advertising ...
... body , or by acting as a barrier to the sun's rays , pterosaur hair may have played an important role in preventing the body temperature from sinking too low or rising too high . Hair might also have been critical for flight . The ...
... body mass and wing area . It's not easy to find those , especially the mass estimate , though , because both depend on a fairly complete , but as yet far from attainable , un- derstanding of pterosaur anatomy . There are several ways of ...