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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... vertebrae , although this count ranged up to nine in some pterosaurs , such as Pteranodon , the increase consisting almost entirely of captured dorsals . A Stiff - Necked Breed The largest and most robust vertebrae were were gen- erally ...
... vertebrae were practi- cally immobile . 8 Judging from the best match between articulation surfaces on corre- sponding vertebrae , the typical " neutral " position of the neck during flight was approximately horizontal . Muscles started ...
... vertebrae , each tipped with a prominent spine . The first of these vertebrae ( the 10th overall in the backbone ) , was braced on each side by a large double- headed rib that curved out and around to contact a so - called sternal rib ...