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 116
... shape of the heads of these creatures ; the bodies of virtually all the hadrosaurids are remarkably similar . Indeed , hadrosaurid body shape is just the same as seen in the earlier iguanodontids apart from a few relatively minor ...
... shape of the heads of these creatures ; the bodies of virtually all the hadrosaurids are remarkably similar . Indeed , hadrosaurid body shape is just the same as seen in the earlier iguanodontids apart from a few relatively minor ...
Page 127
... shape of the crest should not necessarily closely follow the shape of the cavities within . That is to say that the external shape of the crest was more important than its internal structure , because it acted as a visual signal . This ...
... shape of the crest should not necessarily closely follow the shape of the cavities within . That is to say that the external shape of the crest was more important than its internal structure , because it acted as a visual signal . This ...
Page 145
... shapes . Professor Ostrom suggested that the frill developed its shape in order to increase the effectiveness of the jaw - closing muscles which were attached to it . Unfortunately this does not seem to be the case in all examples when ...
... shapes . Professor Ostrom suggested that the frill developed its shape in order to increase the effectiveness of the jaw - closing muscles which were attached to it . Unfortunately this does not seem to be the case in all examples when ...
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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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