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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... teeth in the snout tip of Tyrannosaurus rex and its relatives had a somewhat different action . In many the- ropods these teeth were more D - shaped in cross section than the rest of the teeth , and they tended to cut out a small scoop ...
... teeth in the snout tip of Tyrannosaurus rex and its relatives had a somewhat different action . In many the- ropods these teeth were more D - shaped in cross section than the rest of the teeth , and they tended to cut out a small scoop ...
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... teeth were almost always larger and more bladelike than the lower set , and the lower teeth never had the D - shaped cross section found in the upper teeth of some theropods . As we shall see , these differences between upper and lower ...
... teeth were almost always larger and more bladelike than the lower set , and the lower teeth never had the D - shaped cross section found in the upper teeth of some theropods . As we shall see , these differences between upper and lower ...
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... teeth are unusually heterodont - the front teeth differ substan- tially from the posterior ones . The front teeth are more conical , less serrated , and , in Proceratosaurus , smaller than those be- hind . This is interesting because ...
... teeth are unusually heterodont - the front teeth differ substan- tially from the posterior ones . The front teeth are more conical , less serrated , and , in Proceratosaurus , smaller than those be- hind . This is interesting because ...
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