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 149
... hind feet . Duckbills concentrated almost all their limb power in their huge hind legs , which were twice the thickness of their forelimbs . If evolution wanted to design a swim- ming duckbill , it would be logical to make the hind paw ...
... hind feet . Duckbills concentrated almost all their limb power in their huge hind legs , which were twice the thickness of their forelimbs . If evolution wanted to design a swim- ming duckbill , it would be logical to make the hind paw ...
Page 187
... rear up on its hind legs and tail to feed upright , in a tripodal stance . The very tall bony spines at the hips become understand- able only in that position . Tall vertebral spines supplied great le- verage to the back's muscles and ...
... rear up on its hind legs and tail to feed upright , in a tripodal stance . The very tall bony spines at the hips become understand- able only in that position . Tall vertebral spines supplied great le- verage to the back's muscles and ...
Page 317
... hind legs , at a stage when they were land - living pred- ators . And every once in a while a modern whale is hauled in with a hind leg , complete with thigh and knee muscles , sticking out of its side . These atavistic hind limbs are ...
... hind legs , at a stage when they were land - living pred- ators . And every once in a while a modern whale is hauled in with a hind leg , complete with thigh and knee muscles , sticking out of its side . These atavistic hind limbs are ...
Contents
Brontosaurus in the Great Hall | 15 |
Meditation | 29 |
Dinosaurs Score | 75 |
Copyright | |
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