Dinosaurs Rediscovered: New Findings which are Revolutionizing Dinosaur ScienceFrom dinosaurs smaller than chickens to the biggest beasts ever to walk the Earth, here is the exciting story of recent discoveries about dinosaurs and the scientists who made them. Informal and informative.--The Boston Globe. Lessem wrote and hosted a recent Nova series on dinosaurs. Photos and drawings. |
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... Weishampel's data the horned dinosaurs can be separated , like the duckbills , by habitat preferences . As with ... Weishampel within one hundred miles and a few million years of each other in western Montana . Comings and Goings ...
... Weishampel's data the horned dinosaurs can be separated , like the duckbills , by habitat preferences . As with ... Weishampel within one hundred miles and a few million years of each other in western Montana . Comings and Goings ...
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... Weishampel's doctoral work was a hefty thesis on the evolution of jaw mechanisms in duckbills and related dinosaurs . Weishampel did three - dimensional computer modeling of jaw systems in all these dino- saurs . He employed techniques ...
... Weishampel's doctoral work was a hefty thesis on the evolution of jaw mechanisms in duckbills and related dinosaurs . Weishampel did three - dimensional computer modeling of jaw systems in all these dino- saurs . He employed techniques ...
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... Weishampel . Why ? Diminished body size is common on islands . The founding population might have been of small dinosaurs , the limited resources available might have favored the survival of smaller animals , and isola- tion may have ...
... Weishampel . Why ? Diminished body size is common on islands . The founding population might have been of small dinosaurs , the limited resources available might have favored the survival of smaller animals , and isola- tion may have ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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