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 55
... saurus might have looked like if it had continued evolving to the present day ? Russell and Séguin assumed for it an enlarged brain , and the short neck and upright posture were arrived at as a way of balancing the head more efficiently ...
... saurus might have looked like if it had continued evolving to the present day ? Russell and Séguin assumed for it an enlarged brain , and the short neck and upright posture were arrived at as a way of balancing the head more efficiently ...
Page 66
... saurus also shows several subtle differences from that of Allosaurus . In particular the hand has four well - developed fingers , unlike Allo- saurus which has only three . The bones of the pelvis are also rather unusual in that they ...
... saurus also shows several subtle differences from that of Allosaurus . In particular the hand has four well - developed fingers , unlike Allo- saurus which has only three . The bones of the pelvis are also rather unusual in that they ...
Page 95
... saurus . Both Nemegtosaurus and Opisthocoeli- caudia are found in the same geological formation of the late Cretaceous . Since Nemegto- saurus is known only from a skull and Opisthocoelicaudia is known only from a headless skeleton ...
... saurus . Both Nemegtosaurus and Opisthocoeli- caudia are found in the same geological formation of the late Cretaceous . Since Nemegto- saurus is known only from a skull and Opisthocoelicaudia is known only from a headless skeleton ...
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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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