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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... joint . At the same time , the tips of the lower jaw could pivot upon one another . Figure 4-5 shows how all this looseness would allow the jaws to bow outward . In addition , there may have been a hinge in the skull roof that allowed ...
... joint . At the same time , the tips of the lower jaw could pivot upon one another . Figure 4-5 shows how all this looseness would allow the jaws to bow outward . In addition , there may have been a hinge in the skull roof that allowed ...
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... joint in those species that had one . Probably the most powerful predatory dinosaur jaw - closer was the pterygoideus posterior . This arose from the bones of the roof of the mouth , then looped around the mandible to its rear outside ...
... joint in those species that had one . Probably the most powerful predatory dinosaur jaw - closer was the pterygoideus posterior . This arose from the bones of the roof of the mouth , then looped around the mandible to its rear outside ...
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... joint in birds , see Fig- ure 9-7 , page 220 ) . Theropod hands also became more birdlike , going from four short to three long fingers , and developing a pulley- like wrist joint . The last is partly developed in Allosaurus , fully so ...
... joint in birds , see Fig- ure 9-7 , page 220 ) . Theropod hands also became more birdlike , going from four short to three long fingers , and developing a pulley- like wrist joint . The last is partly developed in Allosaurus , fully so ...
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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