NEW PROJECTE! SUMMER 2022! “ Birds of the Mesozoic: an illustrated Field Guide ” by Juan Benito and Roc Olivé. Due Summer 2022. Birds are the most diverse tetrapod group today, but they have a rich and complex evolutionary history beyond that of their modern radiation. Appearing during the Jurassic, more than 160 million years ago, birds took to the skies and evolved into a plethora of forms during the Age of the Dinosaurs. This comprehensive and up to date illustrated field guide, by palaeontologist Juan Benito and palaeoartist Roc Olive, aims to illustrate in unprecedented detail the staggering diversity of avialans (modern birds and their closest fossil relatives) that lived from the origin of the group until the Mass Extinction that ended the reign of the non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago: the Birds of the Mesozoic. A beautifully illustrated field guide including over 250 full-colour illustrations covering more than 200 types of bird that populated the world during th
