Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide

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Simon & Schuster, 1988 - Science - 464 pages
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Provides a species-by-species catalog of predatory dinosaurs known to have existed.

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Contents

PART
17
LifeStyles of the Big and Powerful and the Small
27
A History of Predatory Dinosaur Success and Failure
49
Copyright

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Albertosaurus allosaurs AMNH animals ankle antirrhopus Archaeopteryx archosaurs avetheropods avian Avimimus Bakker beak big theropods bigger birdlike braincase brontosaurs cannon bone Ceratosaurus claws Coelophysis crest crocodilians Dilophosaurus dino dromaeosaurs early endotherms evolved fauna feathers femur FEMUR LENGTH Figure 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 Jurassic late Late Cretaceous libratus living lizards look lower jaw main anatomical mammals megalosaurs metabolic rates mongoliensis muscles neck nosaurs ornithomimids ostrich-mimics ostriches oviraptors paleodinosaurs paleotheropods predators predatory dinosaurs preorbital prey primitive probably Protoavis protobirds pubis relative reptiles Robert Bakker robust saurs shoulder sickle-claws similar skeleton slender small theropods smaller snout species specimen speed tail teeth thecodonts thero theropods things TOTAL LENGTH trackways Triassic Troodon trunk tyrannosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex upper Velociraptor vertebrae

About the author (1988)

Gregory S. Paul is a leading dinosaur illustrator and researcher who helped establish the "new look" of the Mesozoic creatures seen in contemporary documentaries and movies, including "Jurassic Park," for which he served as a consultant. His books include "Predatory Dinosaurs of the World" (Simon & Schuster), "The Scientific American Book of Dinosaurs" (St. Martin's), and "Dinosaurs of the Air." His work has also appeared in "Scientific American," " Nature," the "New York Times," and many other publications.

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TitlePredatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide
A New York Academy of Sciences book
AuthorGregory S. Paul
Illustrated byGregory S. Paul
Editionillustrated
PublisherSimon & Schuster, 1988
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized31 Jul 2009
ISBN0671619462, 9780671619466
Length464 pages
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Nature / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
Science / General
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