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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... endotherms mean that they have to pump large quantities of oxygen and nutrient - carrying blood very rapidly through the body . This requires a complex , four - cham- bered heart that can maintain high blood pressures . Such pres- sures ...
... endotherms mean that they have to pump large quantities of oxygen and nutrient - carrying blood very rapidly through the body . This requires a complex , four - cham- bered heart that can maintain high blood pressures . Such pres- sures ...
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... endotherms are both supposed to have fairly constant body temperatures too . This constancy is sup- posed to make them active , like big endotherms . The bulk en- dotherms are also projected to eat about as much as big endothermic ...
... endotherms are both supposed to have fairly constant body temperatures too . This constancy is sup- posed to make them active , like big endotherms . The bulk en- dotherms are also projected to eat about as much as big endothermic ...
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... endotherms over 10 kg have well - developed " fibrolamellar " bone , while ectotherms do not . The development of extensive fibrola- mellar bone appears to stem from a high rate of growth . We often despair over how fast our children ...
... endotherms over 10 kg have well - developed " fibrolamellar " bone , while ectotherms do not . The development of extensive fibrola- mellar bone appears to stem from a high rate of growth . We often despair over how fast our children ...
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