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 164
... ankylosaurids are described in this sec- tion . Ankylosaurids may be distinguished from the nodosaurid ankylosaurs in a number of ways . Ankylosaurids have broad , armoured heads which are about as wide as they are long . Large ...
... ankylosaurids are described in this sec- tion . Ankylosaurids may be distinguished from the nodosaurid ankylosaurs in a number of ways . Ankylosaurids have broad , armoured heads which are about as wide as they are long . Large ...
Page 168
... ankylosaurids , there was undoubtedly another function which was to provide the power to swing the heavy tail - club . Some of these muscles ran the length of the tail ( M. caudi - femoralis longus ) and attached to the ossified tendons ...
... ankylosaurids , there was undoubtedly another function which was to provide the power to swing the heavy tail - club . Some of these muscles ran the length of the tail ( M. caudi - femoralis longus ) and attached to the ossified tendons ...
Page 169
... ankylosaurids known . The skull , the only part so far described , is typically ankylo- saurid , being low , broad and having bony horns at the posterior corners . Many genera of ankylosaurid are rather dubiously established . For ...
... ankylosaurids known . The skull , the only part so far described , is typically ankylo- saurid , being low , broad and having bony horns at the posterior corners . Many genera of ankylosaurid are rather dubiously established . For ...
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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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