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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... Dimetrodon means " two sizes of tooth " -its razor - sharp dentures varied from large fangs in front to short molars ... Dimetrodon's formidable head was not its chief characteristic . Far more impressive was the unusually long row of ...
... Dimetrodon means " two sizes of tooth " -its razor - sharp dentures varied from large fangs in front to short molars ... Dimetrodon's formidable head was not its chief characteristic . Far more impressive was the unusually long row of ...
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... Dimetrodon's sail to provide both solar heating and wind cooling . This heating - cooling hypothesis is widely accepted , but it has weaknesses . The chief problem is that Dimetrodon had a close rel- ative , Sphenacodon , that didn't ...
... Dimetrodon's sail to provide both solar heating and wind cooling . This heating - cooling hypothesis is widely accepted , but it has weaknesses . The chief problem is that Dimetrodon had a close rel- ative , Sphenacodon , that didn't ...
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... Dimetrodon should have been highly abundant in all kinds of predator - prey systems , and over species of prey in many different habitats . The hundreds of specimens I catalogued showed that was precisely the case . Dimetrodon was ex ...
... Dimetrodon should have been highly abundant in all kinds of predator - prey systems , and over species of prey in many different habitats . The hundreds of specimens I catalogued showed that was precisely the case . Dimetrodon was ex ...
Contents
Brontosaurus in the Great Hall | 15 |
Meditation | 29 |
Dinosaurs Score | 75 |
Copyright | |
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The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs ... Robert T. Bakker No preview available - 1996 |
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