Fossil Birds of China by Hou Lianhai

Fossil Birds of China

Language:   Chinese and English bilingual

Author:  Hou Lianhai  

Publication Date: 2003

Size:  280x210mm

Number of Pages: 234 pages

Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 9787541617249

Out of print for years, don't miss it! very precious book, out of print for years. no new, cover may have little marks....


The content of this book includes not only the 16 reconstructions in the first picture book, but also adds 30 kinds of Miocene bird fossil reconstructions, which have been published and studied in China. Roughly includes birds' fossils found in China in all geological periods. To allow readers to have a more systematic understanding of Chinese bird fossils, this bood is classified according to bird systems, from old to new period: Archaeornithes, Enantiornithas, Ornithurae. I need to explain that the Miocene bird fossils found mostly are only partial, incomplete skeletons. They are the early representatives of present birds, excluding some exceptions. Although the skeleton is incomplete, we can reconstruct its skeleton according to similar present species because Cenozoic bird's skeleton fossil is especially closer to present-day birds than those of late period birds.

 

1. Preface 1

2. Preface 2

3. Introduction 1

4. Intyoduction 2

5. A soul Passage Through the Jurassic

6. I'M Happy to Bring Mesozoic Birds to Life in My Paintings

7. A Poem

8. Aves Linnaeus

I.Archaeornithes

(I) Archaeopterygiformes

1. Archaeopteryx lithographica

(II) Confuciusornithiformes

2. Confuciusornis sanctus

3. Confuciusornis chuonzhous

4. Confuciusornis suniae

5. Confuciusornis dui

6. Jinzhousornis yixianensis

7. Jinzhousornis zhangjiyingia

(III) Yandangornithiformes

8. Yandangornis longicaudus

II.Enantiornithes

9. Liaoxiornis delicates

10. Eoenantiornis buhleri

11. Jibeinia luanhera

(I) Sinornithiformes

12. Sinornis santensis

13. Boluochia Zhengi

(II) Cathayornithiformes

14. Cathayornis yandica

15. Cathayornis caudatus

16. Cathayornis aberransis

17. Largirostrornis sexdentornis

18. Cuspirostrisornis houi

19. Longchengornis sanyanensis

20. Otogornis genghisi

(III) Longipterygiformes

21. Longipteryx chaoyangensis

22. Longirostriornis hani

III. Ornithurae

(I) Liaoningornithiformes

23. Liaoningornis longidigitus

(II) Chaoyangiformes

24. Chaoyangia beishanensis

25. Songlingornis linghensis

(III) Gansuiformes

26. Gansus yumenensis

(IV) Diatrymiformes

27. Zhongyuanus xichuanensis

(V) Struthioniformes

28. Struthio anderssoni

(VI) Ciconiiformes

29. Eociconia sangequanensis

30. Minggangia changgouensis

31. Platalea tiangangensis

(VII) Anseriformes

32. Anas sp.

33. Aythya shihuibas

(VIII) Falconiformes

34. Falco chowi

35. Buteo sanya

36. Mioaegypius gui

37. Qiluornis taishanensis

(IX) Galliformes

38. Tetrastes dalianensis

39. Palaeoalectoris songlinensis

40. Shandongornis yinansis

41. Phasinaus lufengia

42. Alectoris peii

43. Bambusicola sp.

44. Diangallus mious

45. Crossoptilon jiai

(X) Gruiformes

46. Wanshuina lii

47. Songzia heidangkouensis

48. Pleotis lius

(XI) Columbiformes

49. Columba congi

(XII) Strigiformes

50. Tyto jinniushanensis

(XIII) Passeriformer

51. Yunnanus gaoyuansis

52. Corvas fangshannus

(XV) Sphenisciformes

53. Pygoscelis antarctica

9. Invited Treatise: Evolution and Development of Feathers

(1) The Architecture of a Feather and How Nature Builds It

(2) Developmental Perspectives of Feather Evolution