The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their ExtinctionThe inside story of a scientific heresy that is scandalizing traditional paleontology, told by the unorthodox leader of the dinosaurian heretics and featuring over 200 original black-and-white drawings that show how dinosaurs lived. |
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Page 259
... Coelophysis was small com- pared to its Jurassic nephews Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus ; the fully adult length was only six feet , half of which was tail . Compared to those Jurassic predators , Coelophysis was long and slender in the ...
... Coelophysis was small com- pared to its Jurassic nephews Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus ; the fully adult length was only six feet , half of which was tail . Compared to those Jurassic predators , Coelophysis was long and slender in the ...
Page 262
... Coelophysis biting mechanism . The huge hole in the snout bones was for the big muscle that powered the bite . A ... Coelophysis's killing bite must have been different from the lizards ' in one fundamental way . The up- per and lower ...
... Coelophysis biting mechanism . The huge hole in the snout bones was for the big muscle that powered the bite . A ... Coelophysis's killing bite must have been different from the lizards ' in one fundamental way . The up- per and lower ...
Page 263
... Coelophysis's jaw joint was indeed ar- ranged so the skull could shift fore and aft in relation to the lower jaw , and the biggest jaw muscle pulled the snout backward . The strong neck would also assist in delivering a killing blow ...
... Coelophysis's jaw joint was indeed ar- ranged so the skull could shift fore and aft in relation to the lower jaw , and the biggest jaw muscle pulled the snout backward . The strong neck would also assist in delivering a killing blow ...
Contents
Brontosaurus in the Great Hall | 15 |
Meditation | 29 |
Dinosaurs Score | 75 |
Copyright | |
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