It takes the average reader 5 hours and 42 minutes to read Avian Evolution by Gerald Mayr
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Knowledge of the evolutionary history of birds has much improved in recent decades. Fossils from critical time periods are being described at unprecedented rates and modern phylogenetic analyses have provided a framework for the interrelationships of the extant groups. This book gives an overview of the avian fossil record and its paleobiological significance, and it is the only up-to-date textbook that covers both Mesozoic and more modern-type Cenozoic birds in some detail. The reader is introduced to key features of basal avians and the morphological transformations that have occurred in the evolution towards modern birds. An account of the Cenozoic fossil record sheds light on the biogeographic history of the extant avian groups and discusses fossils in the context of current phylogenetic hypotheses. This review of the evolutionary history of birds not only addresses students and established researchers, but it may also be a useful source of information for anyone else with an interest in the evolution of birds and a moderate background in biology and geology.
Avian Evolution by Gerald Mayr is 341 pages long, and a total of 85,591 words.
This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 47 minutes to read Avian Evolution aloud.
Avian Evolution is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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