The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling Insight Into Life in the Dinosaur KingdomA detailed examination of the world of dinosaurs, their appearance, behavior, and families, describing current theories about their extinction and explaining how paleontologists study their fossilized remains. |
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Page 101
... animal are very long with the skin and toes being particularly elongate . These proportions are typical of fast running animals , such as antelopes and gazelles living today . We therefore suspect that fabrosaurids were an improbable ...
... animal are very long with the skin and toes being particularly elongate . These proportions are typical of fast running animals , such as antelopes and gazelles living today . We therefore suspect that fabrosaurids were an improbable ...
Page 190
... animals from the fossil record . Again his idea was simple and quite elegant . Endothermic and ectothermic animals require different amounts of food in order to survive - what we might term their ' running costs ' . Endothermic mammals ...
... animals from the fossil record . Again his idea was simple and quite elegant . Endothermic and ectothermic animals require different amounts of food in order to survive - what we might term their ' running costs ' . Endothermic mammals ...
Page 203
... animals ; referring to a hunting - and- killing style of life . Predentary bone A small crescent - shaped bone found at the tip of the lower jaw in ornithischian dinosaurs alone . Premaxilla The arrangement of muscles of Large , early ...
... animals ; referring to a hunting - and- killing style of life . Predentary bone A small crescent - shaped bone found at the tip of the lower jaw in ornithischian dinosaurs alone . Premaxilla The arrangement of muscles of Large , early ...
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling ... David Norman,John Sibbick No preview available - 1998 |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling ... David Norman No preview available - 1998 |
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