The Rise and Fall of Paleoorganisms in the Sky [Japanese]

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Language: Japanese with scientific nomenclature

The fascinating world of palaeontology stimulates intellectual curiosity, awakens the spirit of inquiry, and above all, is simply fascinating. The author brings this world to you. The third book in this new series is The Rise and Fall of Paleoorganisms in the Sky. Palaeozoology has expanded its habitats from the aquatic to the terrestrial. Now, their habitats are finally heading for the sky. This book focuses on three groups of vertebrates that have risen and fallen in this aerial world as their stage of evolution: pterosaurs, birds, and mammals. What kind of rises and falls unfolded in the world of the sky, centred around these three groups?
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Summary in Japanese:
魅惑的な古生物たちの世界。知的好奇心をくすぐり、知的探究心を呼び起こし、そして何よりシンプルに面白い。そんな世界を、みなさまにお届けします。新シリーズ3作目は「空における古生物の興亡」。水圏、陸圏へと生息域を拡大する古生物。その生息域は、ついに空へ向かうことになります。本書は、そんな空中世界を“進化の舞台”として興亡を繰り広げた生命のうち、３つの脊椎動物グループに焦点を当てました。「翼竜類」「鳥類」「哺乳類」これら３グループを中心に展開する“空の世界”では、どのような興亡が繰り広げられたのでしょうか。

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