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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... individuals , though one or two also reached over a meter ( 3 feet ) in wingspan . The first example of Eudimorphodon , an old individual with a most impressive - looking skull , was found quite by chance in 1973 by an Italian ...
... individuals had completed the main period of growth and had become sexually mature or , put simply , were grown up and able to reproduce . Determining whether a particular individual had actually reached this stage is much harder . Size ...
... individuals of Pteranodon longiceps . It is impossible to tell from these data alone which individuals were mature and which were not , but this can be done using those telltale features of adulthood to be found in the skeleton . The ...