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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... vertebrae are not so demarcated and are fairly alike ( see Figure 4-6 , page 96 ) . While the swan - curved neck of theropods has long been recognized , the gentle upward arch formed by the moder- ately beveled trunk vertebrae has been ...
... vertebrae are not so demarcated and are fairly alike ( see Figure 4-6 , page 96 ) . While the swan - curved neck of theropods has long been recognized , the gentle upward arch formed by the moder- ately beveled trunk vertebrae has been ...
Page 102
... vertebrae . Both features re- stricted the mobility of the trunk , especially the back half of it , yet another adaptation found in birds . Indeed , the back vertebrae of some birds are fused together . The hip , attached to the spinal ...
... vertebrae . Both features re- stricted the mobility of the trunk , especially the back half of it , yet another adaptation found in birds . Indeed , the back vertebrae of some birds are fused together . The hip , attached to the spinal ...
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... vertebrae in big theropods . In smaller theropods it was set further back by a vertebrae or so , the effect making the neck longer . In birds , the coracoid , the bone below the shoulder joint , is very long . This sets the shoulder ...
... vertebrae in big theropods . In smaller theropods it was set further back by a vertebrae or so , the effect making the neck longer . In birds , the coracoid , the bone below the shoulder joint , is very long . This sets the shoulder ...
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