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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... pound per hour 1201 40 12 mouse Size Squirrel cat size Size ני גורן . WARMBLOODS dog Size COW Size COLDBLOODS ... pound ; a five - ton elephant is 10,000 times heavier . So the elephant's pro- duction of body heat is ( 10,000 ) times ...
... pound per hour 1201 40 12 mouse Size Squirrel cat size Size ני גורן . WARMBLOODS dog Size COW Size COLDBLOODS ... pound ; a five - ton elephant is 10,000 times heavier . So the elephant's pro- duction of body heat is ( 10,000 ) times ...
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... pound , W is body weight , and k is a constant . This relationship holds true only as long as body shape stays sim- ilar . So we can't use the same formula for snakes and turtles . ) Now let's compare the bunny to the bull elephant ...
... pound , W is body weight , and k is a constant . This relationship holds true only as long as body shape stays sim- ilar . So we can't use the same formula for snakes and turtles . ) Now let's compare the bunny to the bull elephant ...
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... pound rabbit 100 ૨૦૦ 400 Body Heat : 280 calories per pound per hour 10,000 pound elephant ( 5 tons ) 50 100 2.2 times more heat skin Pench 22 times less skin per po 10 times less heat per pound heavier 10,000 , times Skin area : 75 ...
... pound rabbit 100 ૨૦૦ 400 Body Heat : 280 calories per pound per hour 10,000 pound elephant ( 5 tons ) 50 100 2.2 times more heat skin Pench 22 times less skin per po 10 times less heat per pound heavier 10,000 , times Skin area : 75 ...
Contents
Brontosaurus in the Great Hall | 15 |
Meditation | 29 |
Dinosaurs Score | 75 |
Copyright | |
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