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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... crocodilian . A tyrannosaur could have swal- lowed one whole , and gone into the water after them . Constant attacks could have suppressed croc populations , and favored the smaller , harder to catch species . There were gigantic ...
... crocodilian . A tyrannosaur could have swal- lowed one whole , and gone into the water after them . Constant attacks could have suppressed croc populations , and favored the smaller , harder to catch species . There were gigantic ...
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... crocodilians , so he thought that they should be ectothermic . " On the other hand , these growth rings may have something to do with the constant tooth replace- ment practiced by theropods and crocodilians . Because the latter two ...
... crocodilians , so he thought that they should be ectothermic . " On the other hand , these growth rings may have something to do with the constant tooth replace- ment practiced by theropods and crocodilians . Because the latter two ...
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... crocodilians , dinosaurs , and birds are descen- dants of such simple creatures as the former . In turn , the latter is the sort of small , generalized the- codont from which arose dino- crocodilians . ( Drawings are not to saurs ...
... crocodilians , dinosaurs , and birds are descen- dants of such simple creatures as the former . In turn , the latter is the sort of small , generalized the- codont from which arose dino- crocodilians . ( Drawings are not to saurs ...
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