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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... tail base vertebrae were beveled , so they too formed a short , gentle , upward arch . The tail vertebrae's zyga- pophysis were oriented more toward the vertical than the hori- zontal ; hence , tail motion was freer up and down than ...
... tail base vertebrae were beveled , so they too formed a short , gentle , upward arch . The tail vertebrae's zyga- pophysis were oriented more toward the vertical than the hori- zontal ; hence , tail motion was freer up and down than ...
Page 103
... tail bones also dwindle in size going back toward the tip . The neck and tail were dynamic balance beams , but not critical ones ; ostriches balance on two feet without the benefit of tails , and people do fine without tails or long ...
... tail bones also dwindle in size going back toward the tip . The neck and tail were dynamic balance beams , but not critical ones ; ostriches balance on two feet without the benefit of tails , and people do fine without tails or long ...
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... tail are missing . " Other specimens fill in some details , and confirm others . It is very doubtful that this animal was tail- less like birds , as Kurzanov believes . The broad posterior hips , the well - developed projection on the ...
... tail are missing . " Other specimens fill in some details , and confirm others . It is very doubtful that this animal was tail- less like birds , as Kurzanov believes . The broad posterior hips , the well - developed projection on the ...
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