Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated GuideProvides a species-by-species catalog of predatory dinosaurs known to have existed. |
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... ornithomimids - tyrannosaurs ( solid circles ) . Observe that the theropods , including Tyrannosau- rus rex , are like the fast - hopping mammals in having much stouter thigh bones than slow humans . Also , the slope of 1.28 followed by ...
... ornithomimids - tyrannosaurs ( solid circles ) . Observe that the theropods , including Tyrannosau- rus rex , are like the fast - hopping mammals in having much stouter thigh bones than slow humans . Also , the slope of 1.28 followed by ...
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... ornithomimid could proba- bly bite your finger off , and could easily deal with twigs and other tough plant material . The slender neck and its muscles are again less so than in ostriches , so ornithomimids could peck and pull harder ...
... ornithomimid could proba- bly bite your finger off , and could easily deal with twigs and other tough plant material . The slender neck and its muscles are again less so than in ostriches , so ornithomimids could peck and pull harder ...
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... Ornithomimids might have bit and pecked at smaller theropods , and they could give a hefty “ ostrich kick ” — ostriches are known to kill lions with kicks - but their main de- fense was high - speed flight . Tyrannosaurs and sickle ...
... Ornithomimids might have bit and pecked at smaller theropods , and they could give a hefty “ ostrich kick ” — ostriches are known to kill lions with kicks - but their main de- fense was high - speed flight . Tyrannosaurs and sickle ...
Contents
Preface | 11 |
CONTENTS | 17 |
LifeStyles of the Big and Powerful and the Small | 27 |
Copyright | |
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Albertosaurus allosaurs AMNH animals ankle antirrhopus Archaeopteryx archosaurs avetheropods avian Avimimus Bakker Barsbold big theropods bigger birdlike birds braincase brontosaurs cannon bone carnivores Ceratosaurus claws Coelophysis crocodilians Dilophosaurus dino dromaeosaurs ectotherms endotherms evolved extinct fauna feathers femur FEMUR LENGTH flight flying forelimbs Formation fossil genus giant gracile head herbivorous herbivorous dinosaurs herrerasaurs hind limbs HIP HEIGHT horn joint Jurassic HORIZON juvenile KILOGRAMMAGE known Lagosuchus Late Cretaceous HORIZON late Late Cretaceous libratus living lizards look lower jaw MAIN ANATOMICAL mammals Megalosaurus metabolic rates Mongolia mongoliensis muscles neck nosaurs Ornithomimus ostrich ostrich-mimics Ostrom Oviraptor paleodinosaurs Paleont paleotheropods predators PREDATORY DINOSAURS preorbital prey primitive probably Protoavis protobirds relative reptiles restorations Russell saurs sickle-claws similar skeletal skeleton SKULL LENGTH slender small theropods smaller snout species specimen speed Spinosaurus tail teeth thecodonts thero theropods things trackways Troodon tyrannosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex upper Velociraptor vertebrae WORLD Туре