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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... sauropod . To some paleontologists the club suggests that some sauropods , at least early in their evolution , used their long and whip - slender tails for defense . Dong and Zhou discovered that Shunosaurus , at thirty to thirty - five ...
... sauropod . To some paleontologists the club suggests that some sauropods , at least early in their evolution , used their long and whip - slender tails for defense . Dong and Zhou discovered that Shunosaurus , at thirty to thirty - five ...
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... sauropods could have held their heads erect . Paleontologist Peter Dodson believes sauropods could not have held their heads fully elevated without some special , and as yet unknown , anatomical adap- tation such as a carotid artery ...
... sauropods could have held their heads erect . Paleontologist Peter Dodson believes sauropods could not have held their heads fully elevated without some special , and as yet unknown , anatomical adap- tation such as a carotid artery ...
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... sauropods , though he knows well that most have , in one way or another , gotten them wrong . If McIntosh himself has made mistakes , it isn't for want of effort . From China to Argentina , and in every museum collection of signifi ...
... sauropods , though he knows well that most have , in one way or another , gotten them wrong . If McIntosh himself has made mistakes , it isn't for want of effort . From China to Argentina , and in every museum collection of signifi ...
Contents
The Truth About Dinosaurs | 15 |
Glossary of Essential Terms | 23 |
Approaching the Dinosaur Frontier | 27 |
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