Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated GuideProvides a species-by-species catalog of predatory dinosaurs known to have existed. |
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... theropods seem to have been well equipped for both small- and big - game hunting , having conical teeth up front and big blades aft . I am amazed and perplexed at continuing claims that the big theropods were not true predators , but ...
... theropods seem to have been well equipped for both small- and big - game hunting , having conical teeth up front and big blades aft . I am amazed and perplexed at continuing claims that the big theropods were not true predators , but ...
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... big theropod , perhaps an Acrocanthosaurus , stalking a giant bron- tosaur . The predator stepped into the latter's ... theropods ! In none of the above examples does the pursuit seem to have broken from a stalk into a full fledged battle ; ...
... big theropod , perhaps an Acrocanthosaurus , stalking a giant bron- tosaur . The predator stepped into the latter's ... theropods ! In none of the above examples does the pursuit seem to have broken from a stalk into a full fledged battle ; ...
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... big as that of Archaeopteryx , which we are confident was endothermic . On the other hand , the relatively small brains of other theropods are often considered to be the best evidence for lower metabolic rates . ' But a careful examina ...
... big as that of Archaeopteryx , which we are confident was endothermic . On the other hand , the relatively small brains of other theropods are often considered to be the best evidence for lower metabolic rates . ' But a careful examina ...
Contents
Preface | 11 |
CONTENTS | 17 |
LifeStyles of the Big and Powerful and the Small | 27 |
Copyright | |
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Albertosaurus allosaurs AMNH animals ankle antirrhopus Archaeopteryx archosaurs avetheropods avian Avimimus Bakker Barsbold big theropods bigger birdlike birds braincase brontosaurs cannon bone carnivores Ceratosaurus claws Coelophysis crocodilians Dilophosaurus dino dromaeosaurs ectotherms endotherms evolved extinct fauna feathers femur FEMUR LENGTH flight flying forelimbs Formation fossil genus giant gracile head herbivorous herbivorous dinosaurs herrerasaurs hind limbs HIP HEIGHT horn joint Jurassic HORIZON juvenile KILOGRAMMAGE known Lagosuchus Late Cretaceous HORIZON late Late Cretaceous libratus living lizards look lower jaw MAIN ANATOMICAL mammals Megalosaurus metabolic rates Mongolia mongoliensis muscles neck nosaurs Ornithomimus ostrich ostrich-mimics Ostrom Oviraptor paleodinosaurs Paleont paleotheropods predators PREDATORY DINOSAURS preorbital prey primitive probably Protoavis protobirds relative reptiles restorations Russell saurs sickle-claws similar skeletal skeleton SKULL LENGTH slender small theropods smaller snout species specimen speed Spinosaurus tail teeth thecodonts thero theropods things trackways Troodon tyrannosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex upper Velociraptor vertebrae WORLD Туре