Bibliograph

Ultimate dinosaur, written by Douglas Palmer

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Label

Ultimate dinosaur, written by Douglas Palmer

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ultimate dinosaur

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

846493000

Responsibility statement

written by Douglas Palmer

Series statement

Gale eBooks

Summary

Describes the biology and behavior of dinosaurs and shows how scientists use fossils and other physical evidence to reconstruct the dinosaurs and their environment

Table Of Contents

World of the dinosaurs -- What are dinosaurs? -- The changing world -- Timeline -- Life before the dinosaurs -- Triassic world -- Jurassic world -- Cretaceous world -- Dinosaur evolution -- Eoraptor -- Types of dinosaur -- Other prehistoric reptiles -- Mosasaurus -- How fossils are made -- Fossil types -- Fossil clues -- Uncovering fossils -- Piecing things together -- The living body -- Skeletons -- Elasmosaurus -- Soft tissue -- Dinosaur giants -- Barosaurus -- Tiny dinosaurs -- Feathers -- Archaeopteryx -- Inside a dinosaur -- Brains -- Troodon -- Running and walking -- Swimming -- Ichthyosaurus -- Flying -- Pterodactylus -- Reproduction -- Temperature control -- Stegosaurus -- Senses and behavior -- Dinosaur senses -- Communication and display -- Triceratops -- Plant-eaters -- Edmontosaurus -- Meat-eaters -- Beaks, bills, and teeth -- Quetzalcoatlus -- Offensive weapons -- Ankylosaurus -- Living together -- Hunting as a pack -- The end -- Death of the dinosaurs -- Survivors -- Birds continued -- Early mammals -- Living fossils

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