The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative EvolutionEvolution run amok. Dixon's imaginary animals show the imagination of Gary Larson, better drafting skills, but a very ponderous sense of humor. A lushly (color) illustrated unnatural history. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... Nearctic continent . Several species are now found in the Palaearctic realm where they spread via the land bridge between the Nearctic and Palaearctic continents before the Ice Age . A The bony frill of the monocorn is very long ...
... Nearctic continent . Several species are now found in the Palaearctic realm where they spread via the land bridge between the Nearctic and Palaearctic continents before the Ice Age . A The bony frill of the monocorn is very long ...
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... continent containing the Neotro- pical realm is almost an island , con- nected to the Nearctic continent by only the narrowest necks of land in the north - west . For 8,000 - kilometres ( 5,000 m ) the continent stretches north - south ...
... continent containing the Neotro- pical realm is almost an island , con- nected to the Nearctic continent by only the narrowest necks of land in the north - west . For 8,000 - kilometres ( 5,000 m ) the continent stretches north - south ...
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... Nearctic continent 22 , 42 , 44 , 51 , 54 , 57 , 59 , 62 , 63 , 66 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 76 , 102 Nearctic realm 18 , 19 , 19 , 21 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 35 , 48 , 51 , 54 , 64 , 65 , 70 , 72 , 75 , 100 , 112 neck 35 , 36 , 39 , 41 , 41 , 49 , 51 ...
... Nearctic continent 22 , 42 , 44 , 51 , 54 , 57 , 59 , 62 , 63 , 66 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 76 , 102 Nearctic realm 18 , 19 , 19 , 21 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 35 , 48 , 51 , 54 , 64 , 65 , 70 , 72 , 75 , 100 , 112 neck 35 , 36 , 39 , 41 , 41 , 49 , 51 ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 5 |
THE NEW DINOSAURS | 29 |
THE PALAEARCTIC REALM | 42 |
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adapted ammonites ancestors animals ankylosaurs arbrosaurs archosaurs areas armour Australasian continent birds and pterosaurs body burrowing climate coelophysids coelurosaurs coneater coniferous forest continental crackbeak creatures crested Cretaceous period Deciduous developed dinosaurs Earth elasmosaurs environment Ethiopian realm evolution evolved exist extinction feed fish forelimbs forms gliding Gondwana grass grasslands grazing habitats hadrosaurs herds hind legs huge hunting hypsilophodonts iguanodonts insects island jaws Jurassic kilometres late Cretaceous Laurasia lightly built live lost world mammals meat-eaters megalosaur Mesozoic metres million years ago mixed woodland mountain range move Nearctic Nearctic continent Nearctic realm neck Neotropical northern ocean Oriental realm Palaearctic Palaearctic realm Pangaea plant-eating plants plesiosaurs pliosaur predators prey pterosaurs region reptiles river saurischians sauropods saurornithoids shape species sprintosaurs stegosaurs supercontinent surface survive swamp tail teeth Tertiary titanosaur tree-living trees Triassic tropical forest Tropical rainforest tundra warm-blooded wings zoogeographic realms