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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... species have two names for example , the well- known dinosaur Brontosaurus should really be called Apatosaurus since this was the name it was given first . - Over the years , as many as 2000 ' species ' of dinosaurs , and 20,000 ' species ...
... species have two names for example , the well- known dinosaur Brontosaurus should really be called Apatosaurus since this was the name it was given first . - Over the years , as many as 2000 ' species ' of dinosaurs , and 20,000 ' species ...
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... species name is rex . Normally , when we talk about prehistoric animals , we use only the genus name for simplicity , such as Tyrannosaurus or Archaeopteryx . The species and genus names are written in italics to show that the ...
... species name is rex . Normally , when we talk about prehistoric animals , we use only the genus name for simplicity , such as Tyrannosaurus or Archaeopteryx . The species and genus names are written in italics to show that the ...
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... species ' ) A group of animals in a species that breed together and look slightly different from the other members of the species . Symmetrical ( ' with measure ' ) Something that can be divided into similar , equal portions . Tertiary ...
... species ' ) A group of animals in a species that breed together and look slightly different from the other members of the species . Symmetrical ( ' with measure ' ) Something that can be divided into similar , equal portions . Tertiary ...
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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