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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... toes or were they flat - footed ? The fossil from Mexico , shown in Figure 9.4 , has answered this question . Ignoring the fifth toe , which was busy with the cruropatagium and probably had no major role in walking or climbing , the ...
... toes . The longest complete toe ( # 3 ) is 2 inches ( 5 centimeters ) in length . Left : Eudimorphodon in the act of climbing . ( Photograph courtesy of Mick Ellison and Jim Clark ; sketch courtesy of Todd Marshall . ) We are not ...
... toes . As we saw earlier in Chapter 6 , webbing be- tween the toes seems to be widespread in pterosaurs , and the same feature is commonly found in their footprints . Occasionally , foot impressions are so well - preserved , as , for ...