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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... skin in a weak place . In the past , several groups of cats were able to attack much larger animals , often with very thick skin . Barbourofelis was a ' dirk - toothed ' cat , one of a group that had long dagger - like fangs in the ...
... skin in a weak place . In the past , several groups of cats were able to attack much larger animals , often with very thick skin . Barbourofelis was a ' dirk - toothed ' cat , one of a group that had long dagger - like fangs in the ...
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... skin to glide from tree to tree . Kuehneosaurus had a normal lizard - like body , although it probably is not a true lizard , and enormously long ribs that stick out at the side . In life these were covered with skin , and Kuehneosaurus ...
... skin to glide from tree to tree . Kuehneosaurus had a normal lizard - like body , although it probably is not a true lizard , and enormously long ribs that stick out at the side . In life these were covered with skin , and Kuehneosaurus ...
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... skin and let their victims bleed . However , the tips of the teeth are not generally very sharp , and the force needed to drive them straight into a thick - skinned plant - eater would have been very great . New studies suggest that ...
... skin and let their victims bleed . However , the tips of the teeth are not generally very sharp , and the force needed to drive them straight into a thick - skinned plant - eater would have been very great . New studies suggest that ...
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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