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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... relatively large and thus able to accommodate a big eyeball , emphasizing the critical importance of sight for these animals . Within the orbit , a ring of small , overlapping , plate - like bones called scleral ossicles helped to ...
... relatively incompetent ? In fact , every single species of pterosaur that we know of has features indicative of good flight ability . Even the earliest forms , such as Dimorphodon and Eu- dimorphodon , have all the main flight ...
... relatively few of the bigger pterodactyloids . In addition , some pterodactyloids , such as dsungaripterids , have relatively small finger claws , while the ornithocheiroid Nyctosaurus seems to have none at all . Presumably , many of ...