China / 2016
Birds of stone : Chinese avian fossils from the age of dinosaurs / Luis M. Chiappe, Meng Qingjin
Birds of stone : Chinese avian fossils from the age of dinosaurs / Luis M. Chiappe, Meng Qingjin
The Smithsonian catalogs Birds of stone : Chinese avian fossils from the age of dinosaurs / Luis M. Chiappe, Meng Qingjin as books in its Birds, Fossil records.
Introduction -- The world of the Mesozoic -- Mesozoic life -- The rise of birds -- Feathered dinosaurs -- Flying dinosaurs -- The origin of feathers -- The Mesozoic aviary -- Avian flight -- Becoming airborne -- Flight refinement -- The Jehol biota -- The Jehol avifauna