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 61
... prey of Deinonychus in one way or another : let us consider the various ways in which Deinonychus may have stalked and killed its prey . ( i ) Sauropods Obviously fully grown , 65 feet ( 20m ) long titanosaurs are unlikely to have been ...
... prey of Deinonychus in one way or another : let us consider the various ways in which Deinonychus may have stalked and killed its prey . ( i ) Sauropods Obviously fully grown , 65 feet ( 20m ) long titanosaurs are unlikely to have been ...
Page 174
... prey ranges from large fish that are swallowed whole to much larger animals , such as antelopes , which are usually caught at water - holes when they come down to drink . Crocodiles are not able to chew off large pieces of meat as a ...
... prey ranges from large fish that are swallowed whole to much larger animals , such as antelopes , which are usually caught at water - holes when they come down to drink . Crocodiles are not able to chew off large pieces of meat as a ...
Page 190
... prey animals , surely if we take a census of the fossil record , then the actual ratio of fossil predator to prey animals may indicate the physiology of these creatures . The results of his survey seem to support his claim . Looking ...
... prey animals , surely if we take a census of the fossil record , then the actual ratio of fossil predator to prey animals may indicate the physiology of these creatures . The results of his survey seem to support his claim . Looking ...
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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