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His 292-page book is the most comprehensive and authoritative book to come along since Peter Wellnhofer's classic Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs back in 1991.\"--James Gurney, artist and author of the Dinotopia book series \"The joy of Pterosaurs is how it brings long extinct animals to life.\"--Jeff Hecht, New Scientist \"Learn all about flying reptiles in this artfully illustrated overview of pterosaur research.\"--Science News \"Highly recommended.\"--EverythingDinosaur.com \"Once dragons flew through Mesozoic skies! They were pterosaurs, and Witton offers a rich and extensive account of what science knows about these extinct creatures... For those who want an introduction to flying reptiles or the craft of scientific research, this title is a great choice.\"--Eileen H. 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Overall, this is a very well-done book that belongs in any library with a vertebrate paleontology collection.\"--Choice \"Although the text is mostly technical, directed at an informed audience, it is written with a humorous slant. Everyone will get something out of reading this book... This is a fantastic book!\"--Randy Lauff, Canadian Field Naturalist \"Witton's Pterosaurs is a remarkable visual feast, packed full of novel art as well as excellent photographs that the author clearly worked hard to obtain. There are, in fact, illustrations of some sort on virtually every single page--you will never get bored of looking at this book... 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