Title: Out of Thin Air
Subtitle: Dinosaurs, Birds, And Earth's Ancient Atmosphere
First published: October 30, 2006
Description: Discusses the effect of changing oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere on evolution and mass extinctions, and presents the theory that saurischian dinosaurs were able to weather two mass extinctions because of a new, more efficient respiratory system, which was in turn inherited by their descendants the birds.
Subjects: Dinosaurs, Evolution, Paleobotany, Extinction, Paleoecology, Dinosaurussen, Klimaatveranderingen, Zuurstof, Vogels, Evolutionaire biologie, Theorievorming