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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Page 35
... living relatives of the gigantic mosasaurs of the late Cretaceous seas . This specimen shows very clearly the ... living reptiles ( far left ) . In the centre is the semi - erect posture adopted by thecodontians and living crocodiles ...
... living relatives of the gigantic mosasaurs of the late Cretaceous seas . This specimen shows very clearly the ... living reptiles ( far left ) . In the centre is the semi - erect posture adopted by thecodontians and living crocodiles ...
Page 188
... living reptiles . Since mammals and dinosaurs evolved at practically the same time , the endothermic mammals should have prevailed . For the dinosaurs to have radiated at the expense of the mammals , dinosaurs must have been as ...
... living reptiles . Since mammals and dinosaurs evolved at practically the same time , the endothermic mammals should have prevailed . For the dinosaurs to have radiated at the expense of the mammals , dinosaurs must have been as ...
Page 189
... living ectothermic lizard or crocodile . The high activity levels implied in the life - style of Deinonychus are more compatible with the high activity levels seen in living endotherms . Again this is a very compelling argument ...
... living ectothermic lizard or crocodile . The high activity levels implied in the life - style of Deinonychus are more compatible with the high activity levels seen in living endotherms . Again this is a very compelling argument ...
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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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Albertosaurus Allosaurus Anchisaurus animals ankylosaurids Apatosaurus archosaurs armour beak Bernissart bipedal birds body bones bony Brachiosaurus Camarasaurus carnivorous carnosaurs Centrosaurus ceratopians ceratopids claws Coelophysis coelurosaurs Compsognathus creatures crests Cretaceous Period crocodiles Deinonychus described Digit dinosaurs diplodocids Diplodocus discovered discovery dromaeosaurids early excavated extinct Eye socket fingers foot forelimbs fossil frill front legs hadrosaurids head herbivorous Heterodontosaurus hindlimbs horns Hypsilophodon hypsilophodontids Iguanodon iguanodontids known late Cretaceous late Jurassic late Triassic living lizards lower jaw mammals Marsh Mesozoic Mongolia muscles Museum Natural History neck nodosaurids North America nostrils ornithischians ornithomimosaurs ornithopods Ouranosaurus pachycephalosaurs palaeontologists pelvis plant Plateosaurus plates predators preserved prey probably prosauropods Protoceratops pterosaurs pubis relatively remains reptile rocks saurids sauropods saurus Scelidosaurus shoulder similar skeleton skull slender snout species specimen spikes spines Stegosaurus Struthiomimus tail teeth thecodontians theropods toes Triassic Triceratops types typical tyrannosaurids upper vertebrae