The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling Insight Into Life in the Dinosaur KingdomA detailed examination of the world of dinosaurs, their appearance, behavior, and families, describing current theories about their extinction and explaining how paleontologists study their fossilized remains. |
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... excavated systematically . The white posts act as markers so that a reference point can be given to each fossil as it is discovered and excavated prior to return to the have been washed into a river and eventually fallen into pieces and ...
... excavated systematically . The white posts act as markers so that a reference point can be given to each fossil as it is discovered and excavated prior to return to the have been washed into a river and eventually fallen into pieces and ...
Page 91
... excavated vertebra from southern England referred to as Ornithopsis ( ' bird like ' ) , originally likened to the vertebrae of birds and of flying reptiles such as pterosaurs , and similar vertebrae from Madagascar referred to as ...
... excavated vertebra from southern England referred to as Ornithopsis ( ' bird like ' ) , originally likened to the vertebrae of birds and of flying reptiles such as pterosaurs , and similar vertebrae from Madagascar referred to as ...
Page 116
... excavated from the pit about twenty years earlier , but these remains had been scattered and lost . So in 1858 Foulke re - located the pit , which had been filled in and was overgrown again , and re - excavated it in the hope of finding ...
... excavated from the pit about twenty years earlier , but these remains had been scattered and lost . So in 1858 Foulke re - located the pit , which had been filled in and was overgrown again , and re - excavated it in the hope of finding ...
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling ... David Norman,John Sibbick No preview available - 1998 |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling ... David Norman No preview available - 1998 |
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