Hunting the Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric AnimalsExamines how paleontologists discover, study, classify, reconstruct, and restore the fossil remains of many kinds of dinosaurs. |
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... paleontologists : Sometimes , but not very often , fossil skeletons are found in complete form ( top ) . Sometimes , details like tendons ( middle ) show that a tail was not flexible . Sometimes , if an animal had been buried quickly ...
... paleontologists : Sometimes , but not very often , fossil skeletons are found in complete form ( top ) . Sometimes , details like tendons ( middle ) show that a tail was not flexible . Sometimes , if an animal had been buried quickly ...
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... Paleontologists also look at bones to see how muscles would be attached . They look at how the bones were joined together . This helps them tell if a tail had been stiff or flexible . Paleontologists also must decide on the color and ...
... Paleontologists also look at bones to see how muscles would be attached . They look at how the bones were joined together . This helps them tell if a tail had been stiff or flexible . Paleontologists also must decide on the color and ...
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... paleontologists began to look for dinosaurs . Their names were Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope . They ... paleontology teacher . In 1910 , the search moved to Canada . The. 24 The Discoveries.
... paleontologists began to look for dinosaurs . Their names were Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope . They ... paleontology teacher . In 1910 , the search moved to Canada . The. 24 The Discoveries.
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