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 65
... head - gear is known in many dinosaurs - see the hadro- saurids and ceratopids for examples ) . Behind the head the body was typically ' carnosaur ' . The massive pillar - like legs sup- ported the squat body which was balanced over ...
... head - gear is known in many dinosaurs - see the hadro- saurids and ceratopids for examples ) . Behind the head the body was typically ' carnosaur ' . The massive pillar - like legs sup- ported the squat body which was balanced over ...
Page 151
... head - to - head butting or ramming - even females tend to butt one another though they do not have well- developed horns . In these animals , the butting behaviour is a part of a way of creating an ordered society . Especially among ...
... head - to - head butting or ramming - even females tend to butt one another though they do not have well- developed horns . In these animals , the butting behaviour is a part of a way of creating an ordered society . Especially among ...
Page 164
... heads which are about as wide as they are long . Large triangular horns are found at the rear corners of the skull , and the sides of the head are completely closed in by bone . The bony armour - plating covering the body tends to have ...
... heads which are about as wide as they are long . Large triangular horns are found at the rear corners of the skull , and the sides of the head are completely closed in by bone . The bony armour - plating covering the body tends to have ...
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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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Albertosaurus Allosaurus Anchisaurus animals ankylosaurids Apatosaurus archosaurs armour beak Bernissart bipedal birds body bones bony Brachiosaurus Camarasaurus carnivorous carnosaurs Centrosaurus ceratopians ceratopids claws Coelophysis coelurosaurs Compsognathus creatures crests Cretaceous Period crocodiles Deinonychus described Digit dinosaurs diplodocids Diplodocus discovered discovery dromaeosaurids early excavated extinct Eye socket fingers foot forelimbs fossil frill front legs hadrosaurids head herbivorous Heterodontosaurus hindlimbs horns Hypsilophodon hypsilophodontids Iguanodon iguanodontids known late Cretaceous late Jurassic late Triassic living lizards lower jaw mammals Marsh Mesozoic Mongolia muscles Museum Natural History neck nodosaurids North America nostrils ornithischians ornithomimosaurs ornithopods Ouranosaurus pachycephalosaurs palaeontologists pelvis plant Plateosaurus plates predators preserved prey probably prosauropods Protoceratops pterosaurs pubis relatively remains reptile rocks saurids sauropods saurus Scelidosaurus shoulder similar skeleton skull slender snout species specimen spikes spines Stegosaurus Struthiomimus tail teeth thecodontians theropods toes Triassic Triceratops types typical tyrannosaurids upper vertebrae