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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... dinosaurs are the best known prehistoric animals . For over 160 million years the dinosaurs ruled the world . The last of these prehistoric reptiles died out 65 million years ago - many years before the first humans evolved ( about 5 ...
... dinosaurs are the best known prehistoric animals . For over 160 million years the dinosaurs ruled the world . The last of these prehistoric reptiles died out 65 million years ago - many years before the first humans evolved ( about 5 ...
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... dinosaurs ruled the Earth , are the Triassic ( tri - Ass - ic ) , Jurassic ( joo - RASS - ic ) and Cretaceous ( cre - TAY - shus ) . At the beginning of the Triassic period , 245 million years ago , there were no dinosaurs . The Earth ...
... dinosaurs ruled the Earth , are the Triassic ( tri - Ass - ic ) , Jurassic ( joo - RASS - ic ) and Cretaceous ( cre - TAY - shus ) . At the beginning of the Triassic period , 245 million years ago , there were no dinosaurs . The Earth ...
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... 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 dinosaurs arose ...
... 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 dinosaurs arose ...
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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