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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Page 84
... claw , and there were powerful muscles to allow it to slash at its prey . Its most remarkable feature , however , was the large curved scythe - like claw on the second toe of the foot . The other toes had shorter claws . When ...
... claw , and there were powerful muscles to allow it to slash at its prey . Its most remarkable feature , however , was the large curved scythe - like claw on the second toe of the foot . The other toes had shorter claws . When ...
Page 151
... claw of Noasaurus , showing the special pit at the back for the attachment of a powerful muscle ( claw 3.5cm long ) . Nemegtosaurus Noasaurus was a medium - sized active hunting dinosaur . It was named in 1980 on the basis of some parts ...
... claw of Noasaurus , showing the special pit at the back for the attachment of a powerful muscle ( claw 3.5cm long ) . Nemegtosaurus Noasaurus was a medium - sized active hunting dinosaur . It was named in 1980 on the basis of some parts ...
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... claw was 70 centimetres around its outer curve . This length does not include the horny covering that would have enclosed the claw , and might have made the whole claw as much as 1 metre long ! That makes the claw alone the size of a ...
... claw was 70 centimetres around its outer curve . This length does not include the horny covering that would have enclosed the claw , and might have made the whole claw as much as 1 metre long ! That makes the claw alone the size of 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