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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... hind legs . Their ancestors are called thecodontians , and that group includes a variety of forms from the primitive ... hind legs . Ornithosuchus could probably run on its hind legs , but it walked on all fours most of the time ...
... hind legs . Their ancestors are called thecodontians , and that group includes a variety of forms from the primitive ... hind legs . Ornithosuchus could probably run on its hind legs , but it walked on all fours most of the time ...
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... hind legs and shorter arms , so it is likely that it ran upright on its hind legs . There were four toes on the foot , and probably three fingers on the hand , like Allosaurus , but the hand is completely unknown in Piatnitzkysaurus ...
... hind legs and shorter arms , so it is likely that it ran upright on its hind legs . There were four toes on the foot , and probably three fingers on the hand , like Allosaurus , but the hand is completely unknown in Piatnitzkysaurus ...
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... legs of its ancestors , and the hind legs were much longer than the arms , showing that it arose from a two- legged animal . The skull is short , and not yet fully adapted for fish - eating ; Protosuchus probably fed on small lizard ...
... legs of its ancestors , and the hind legs were much longer than the arms , showing that it arose from a two- legged animal . The skull is short , and not yet fully adapted for fish - eating ; Protosuchus probably fed on small lizard ...
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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