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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... animal . It looked like a large lizard . Statues of his Iguanodon are still in England today . In 1878 , 31 complete skeletons of Iguanodon were found in a coal mine in Belgium . Scientists now learned that the animal walked on its hind ...
... animal . It looked like a large lizard . Statues of his Iguanodon are still in England today . In 1878 , 31 complete skeletons of Iguanodon were found in a coal mine in Belgium . Scientists now learned that the animal walked on its hind ...
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... too . Triassic • Jurassic Cretaceous This pair of 8 ft ( 2-3 m ) long arms was found in Mongolia . The animal was named Deinocheirus . No one knows what the whole animal looked like . 27 28 Fun Facts About Dinosaurs 1. Mary Anning lived ...
... too . Triassic • Jurassic Cretaceous This pair of 8 ft ( 2-3 m ) long arms was found in Mongolia . The animal was named Deinocheirus . No one knows what the whole animal looked like . 27 28 Fun Facts About Dinosaurs 1. Mary Anning lived ...
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... animal that lays its eggs encased in shells on land . Reptiles have horny skin or scales . They are cold- blooded . Lizards , snakes , and crocodiles are reptiles . .a portrayal of what an entire animal looked like in life ; may be a ...
... animal that lays its eggs encased in shells on land . Reptiles have horny skin or scales . They are cold- blooded . Lizards , snakes , and crocodiles are reptiles . .a portrayal of what an entire animal looked like in life ; may be a ...
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