Dinosaur and Other Prehistoric Animal FactfinderAn alphabetical guide to 200 dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, covering where and when they lived. Suggested level: secondary. |
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... Saurischia because it has a ' lizard hip . ' It belongs to the suborder Theropoda , which includes all the DINOSAUR HIPS Dinosaurs are divided into two groups , or orders the Saurischia ( sawr - iss - keea ) meaning lizard - hip , and ...
... Saurischia because it has a ' lizard hip . ' It belongs to the suborder Theropoda , which includes all the DINOSAUR HIPS Dinosaurs are divided into two groups , or orders the Saurischia ( sawr - iss - keea ) meaning lizard - hip , and ...
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... saurischian dinosaurs are listed under ' Sauropodomorpha ' and ' Theropoda ' in this guide . The origins of the Saurischia have recently been discussed a great deal . Until a few years ago , most dinosaur experts believed that the ...
... saurischian dinosaurs are listed under ' Sauropodomorpha ' and ' Theropoda ' in this guide . The origins of the Saurischia have recently been discussed a great deal . Until a few years ago , most dinosaur experts believed that the ...
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Michael J. Benton. Saurischian ( ' lizard - hipped ' ) A meat - eating or large four - legged plant - eating dinosaur . See Saurischia in the guide . Sauropod ( ' reptile - foot ' ) A large plant - eating dinosaur with a long neck and a ...
Michael J. Benton. Saurischian ( ' lizard - hipped ' ) A meat - eating or large four - legged plant - eating dinosaur . See Saurischia in the guide . Sauropod ( ' reptile - foot ' ) A large plant - eating dinosaur with a long neck and a ...
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Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animal Factfinder Dr. Michael Benton,Michael J. Benton No preview available - 1992 |
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Africa Albertosaurus Allosaurus amphibians ancestors ankylosaurs Apatosaurus Archaeopteryx Argentina armour arms arose Asia backbone beak birds body bones bony Brachiosaurus Carboniferous Cenozoic centimetres ceratopsians cheek teeth claw Coelophysis coelurosaurs complete skeleton crest Cretaceous crocodiles deinonychosaurs Deinonychus dinosaurs Diplodocus Dr O. C. Marsh Dryosaurus early Elaphrosaurus elephants England Eocene Europe evolution fingers fish forms fossil giant head hind legs horns huge Hypsilophodon ichthyosaurs Iguanodon infraorder insects Jurassic known Late Cretaceous limbs lived lizards long neck mammal-like reptiles mammals meat-eating dinosaurs metres long million years ago Miocene modern Mongolia Morganucodon Museum named North America Cretaceous O. C. Marsh oldest ornithomimosaurs Ornithomimus ornithopod pachycephalosaurs Permian plant-eaters plants Plateosaurus plates plesiosaurs prehistoric animals primitive probably prosauropods Protoceratops pterosaurs relatives reptile Dr rocks Saurischia sauropods scientists Segnosaurus skull snout South species specimens spines Stegoceras Stegosaurus Struthiomimus suborder Supersaurus toes tooth Triassic Tyrannosaurus vertebrae