Sadly, dino names don’t always have the same ring to them. TakePachycephalosaurus. “Pachy” comes from the Greek word meaning thick; “cephale” means head; and “saurus” means lizard. Mush them all together and you’ve got a lizard topped off with a stocky noggin (though nowadays, s...
dinosaurs with dumb names are a pox on paleontology who comes up with ridiculous names like giraffatitan and iguanodon ? here's why it's time to put a stop to this troubling scientific trend. lehigh valley, pennsylvania /flickr save save in zoology, whoever discovers a new species gets to...
9. Imagination plays a role in the story by allowing Jack and Annie to enjoy their adventures more fully, and to see things from different perspectives. They also use their imagination to solve problems, communicate with other...
What were the dinosaurs really like? There were many different types; scary, tall, small, fast and strong. This book contains many fascinating facts about all sorts of dinosaurs with a pronunciation guide to their names and details on their size and abilities....
Carcharodontosaurids had massive skulls equipped with sharp, serrated teeth, suited for hunting and consuming large prey. These powerful dinosaurs were among the top predators in their respective ecosystems. Example Carcharodontosaurids Carcharodontosaurus: The namesake of this group, Carcharodontosaurus liv...
2004 . Confusing dinosaurs with mammals: tetrapod phylogenetics and anatomical terminology in the world of homology. The Anatomical Record 281A: 1240 – 1246 .Harris JD . 2004 . Confusing dinosaurs with mammals: tetrapod phylogenetics and anatomical terminology in the world of homology . Anat Rec ...
“Dinosaurs___be Hollywood monsters, objects of scientific fascination and everything___, but at the root of it, our fascination with them___from wanting to know more about the prehistory we___,” he wrote. “The dinosaur story is part of our own.” 【1】A. wonder B...
The first dinosaurs lived about 230 million years ago. They ran on their hind legs, with their forward-tilted body balanced by their tail. Ranging from the size of a coyote to a large kangaroo, many were probably predators, but some evolved quickly into plant-eaters. The oldest known dinosa...
You may be familiar with some modern-day reptiles, such as crocodiles, snakes, and alligators. However, dinosaurs were generally much, much larger than these small creatures. There were many different types of dinosaurs. How do we know this? Scientists are able to study and learn about the...
One of the most primitive nodosaurs (a family of dinosaurs with spikes on their backs included under the ankylosaur umbrella), Polacanthus is also one of the earliest known: the "type fossil" of this spiked plant-eater, minus the head, was discovered in England in the mid-19th century. ...