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 76
... relatively long and slender snout . The teeth were quite slender and pencil - shaped and may well have had rough serrations down the front and back edges . These serrations are not like the fine , sharp serrations of typical theropod ...
... relatively long and slender snout . The teeth were quite slender and pencil - shaped and may well have had rough serrations down the front and back edges . These serrations are not like the fine , sharp serrations of typical theropod ...
Page 88
... relatively short and compact . Unlike the diplodocids , the neck ribs are quite long and slender , and overlap one another quite considerably . The spines near the base of the neck , and at the front of the trunk are , as in other ...
... relatively short and compact . Unlike the diplodocids , the neck ribs are quite long and slender , and overlap one another quite considerably . The spines near the base of the neck , and at the front of the trunk are , as in other ...
Page 174
... relatively little in body- form since then . Modern crocodilians are found in tropical and subtropical environments and are of two major types . One group , the crocodylids , consists of the crocodiles and alligators of almost world ...
... relatively little in body- form since then . Modern crocodilians are found in tropical and subtropical environments and are of two major types . One group , the crocodylids , consists of the crocodiles and alligators of almost world ...
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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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