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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... mammals . ( Other characteristics by which we identify modern mammals , among them hair and mammary glands , are not detectable in fossils . ) Meanwhile other reptiles - the ancestors of dinosaurs - were evolv- ing with two holes on ...
... mammals . ( Other characteristics by which we identify modern mammals , among them hair and mammary glands , are not detectable in fossils . ) Meanwhile other reptiles - the ancestors of dinosaurs - were evolv- ing with two holes on ...
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... mammals in a presentation at the 1991 SVP meetings in San Diego . Carrano noted that among today's ungulate mammals , those that showed marked differences in appearance between sexes also seemed to have shorter legs , narrower muzzles ...
... mammals in a presentation at the 1991 SVP meetings in San Diego . Carrano noted that among today's ungulate mammals , those that showed marked differences in appearance between sexes also seemed to have shorter legs , narrower muzzles ...
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... mammals made it through the K / T boundary . Placental mammals and now- extinct multituberculates did fine , as did marsupials in South America , though they nearly went extinct in North America . Birds emerged in fine fettle . Perhaps ...
... mammals made it through the K / T boundary . Placental mammals and now- extinct multituberculates did fine , as did marsupials in South America , though they nearly went extinct in North America . Birds emerged in fine fettle . Perhaps ...
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The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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