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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Page 24
... trees that grow must be able to withstand very poor conditions . The trees are mainly conifers , which are best suited to the cold climate . They have needle - shaped leaves that serve to reduce the amount of water lost through ...
... trees that grow must be able to withstand very poor conditions . The trees are mainly conifers , which are best suited to the cold climate . They have needle - shaped leaves that serve to reduce the amount of water lost through ...
Page 70
... tree thrive in a very small area . A thick canopy consisting of intermeshed boughs of the tallest trees spreads out to catch the sunlight . Epiphytes and dangling creepers festoon these high bran- ches . As a result , there are many ...
... tree thrive in a very small area . A thick canopy consisting of intermeshed boughs of the tallest trees spreads out to catch the sunlight . Epiphytes and dangling creepers festoon these high bran- ches . As a result , there are many ...
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... tree - trunk it gives the animal a firm anchor while feeding . As in the arbrosaurs , the crackbeak has developed a strong system of bones and muscles in the shoulder region to help it climb trees . The front feet have become dextrous ...
... tree - trunk it gives the animal a firm anchor while feeding . As in the arbrosaurs , the crackbeak has developed a strong system of bones and muscles in the shoulder region to help it climb trees . The front feet have become dextrous ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 5 |
THE NEW DINOSAURS | 29 |
THE PALAEARCTIC REALM | 42 |
Copyright | |
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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