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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... femur back only when the hip was close to horizontal and the femur moved no further back than perpendicu- lar to the hip ( top row ) . If the body reared up ( left center ) , then the muscles would be badly over- shortened as the femur ...
... femur back only when the hip was close to horizontal and the femur moved no further back than perpendicu- lar to the hip ( top row ) . If the body reared up ( left center ) , then the muscles would be badly over- shortened as the femur ...
Page 114
... femur and knee were bowed out a little , especially as they swung forward and had to clear the belly . The ankle is ... femur works in birds . Photos , film , and X - ray film of birds running slowly on trackways or treadmills show the ...
... femur and knee were bowed out a little , especially as they swung forward and had to clear the belly . The ankle is ... femur works in birds . Photos , film , and X - ray film of birds running slowly on trackways or treadmills show the ...
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... femur . In di- nosaurs and birds , the head of the femur bent inward to fit into a deep , vertical hip socket , as in Herrerasaurus ( right ) . THE GENEALOGY AND NOMENCLATURE OF PREDATORY DINOSAURS AND BIRDS ure 8-4 ) . In ornithosuchid ...
... femur . In di- nosaurs and birds , the head of the femur bent inward to fit into a deep , vertical hip socket , as in Herrerasaurus ( right ) . THE GENEALOGY AND NOMENCLATURE OF PREDATORY DINOSAURS AND BIRDS ure 8-4 ) . In ornithosuchid ...
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Preface | 11 |
CONTENTS | 17 |
LifeStyles of the Big and Powerful and the Small | 27 |
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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