Dinosaur Data Book: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric ReptilesJURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD, toy figures, and a major exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York are a few examples of dinosaur popularity. DINOSAUR DATA BOOK is an illustrated book of facts, newly updated for 1998 to include recent fossil discoveries in China, plus additional material on dinosaurs in popular media. |
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... dinosaurs they had a mere two vertebrae to join the backbone to the hips . Despite their small size , staurikosaurids might have been ... areas of fossil finds 248 213 Triassic Jurassic MESOZOIC Herrerasaurus 144 65 Million years. 112 ...
... dinosaurs they had a mere two vertebrae to join the backbone to the hips . Despite their small size , staurikosaurids might have been ... areas of fossil finds 248 213 Triassic Jurassic MESOZOIC Herrerasaurus 144 65 Million years. 112 ...
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... fossil had a swallowed lizard in its belly ) . LENGTH 2-3ft ( 60-91cm ) TIME Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous PLACE Europe ( West Germany and France ) . Genera Compsognathus DIAGRAM - Where they lived Major areas of fossil finds ...
... fossil had a swallowed lizard in its belly ) . LENGTH 2-3ft ( 60-91cm ) TIME Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous PLACE Europe ( West Germany and France ) . Genera Compsognathus DIAGRAM - Where they lived Major areas of fossil finds ...
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... dinosaurs first appeared in China or nearby . LENGTH 13ft ( 4m ) TIME Middle Jurassic PLACE China Genera Huayangosaurus Where they lived Major areas of fossil finds ODIAGRAM CLASSIFIED Stegosaurids Stegosaurus Million years ago 248 213 ...
... dinosaurs first appeared in China or nearby . LENGTH 13ft ( 4m ) TIME Middle Jurassic PLACE China Genera Huayangosaurus Where they lived Major areas of fossil finds ODIAGRAM CLASSIFIED Stegosaurids Stegosaurus Million years ago 248 213 ...
Contents
THE AGE OF DINOSAURS | 11 |
Chapter 5 | 29 |
THE A TO Z OF DINOSAURS | 54 |
Copyright | |
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213 Triassic Jurassic Allosauridae Allosaurus Ankylosauria Ankylosauria ORDER Ornithischia areas of fossil bipedal Brachiosauridae Camptosaurus Carnosauria Carnosauria SUBORDER Theropoda Ceratopsia Cetiosauridae cheek teeth China DESCRIPTION claws Coelophysids Coelurosauria Coelurosauria SUBORDER Theropoda Deinonychosauria DESCRIPTION Four-legged plant-eater DESCRIPTION Small DESCRIPTION Two-legged dinosaurs Diplodocidae Early Cretaceous PLACE Early Jurassic PLACE former name fossil finds Hadrosauridae hadrosaurs Heterodontosaurids hypsilophodontids Identity doubtful INFRAORDER INFRAORDER Carnosauria SUBORDER INFRAORDER Coelurosauria SUBORDER INFRAORDER Sauropoda SUBORDER jaws Late Cretaceous PLACE Late Jurassic PLACE Late Triassic PLACE lived Major areas lizard long neck Megalosauridae Million years ago neck and tail Nodosauridae Ornithischia TIME Early Ornithischia TIME Late ornithomimids Ornithomimosauria Ornithopoda Ornithopoda ORDER Ornithischia Pachycephalosauria plant-eater prosauropod reptiles Saurischia TIME Early Saurischia TIME Late sauropod Sauropoda SUBORDER Sauropodomorpha Sauropodomorpha Sauropodomorpha ORDER Saurischia skull Stegosauria SUBORDER Ankylosauria ORDER SUBORDER Ornithopoda ORDER SUBORDER Sauropodomorpha ORDER SUBORDER Theropoda ORDER thecodonts Theropoda ORDER Saurischia toothless beak Triassic Jurassic MESOZOIC two-legged flesh-eater two-legged predator USA DESCRIPTION