Dinosaur facts and figures : the sauropods and other sauropodomorphs /
The sauropod dinosaurs roamed the planet for millions of years, with creatures ranging from the smallest of the sauropods, Magyarosaurus, to the huge Argentinosaurus. This illustrated book of records is an essential compendium of sauropod facts and figures -- from the biggest and the oldest to the s...
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press
[2020]
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| גישה מקוונת: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvt7x71z |
תוכן הענינים:
- Dinosaur Facts and Figures
- Frontmatter
- Prologue
- Contents
- How to use this book
- Methodology and calculations
- Definitions
- Classification
- Comparing species
- Primitive sauropodomorphs
- Sauropods
- Neosauropods
- Mesozoic calendar
- Triassic
- Jurassic
- Cretaceous
- Mesozoic calendar
- Extinction
- The world of dinosaurs
- North America
- Central America
- South America
- Europe
- Africa
- India and Madagascar
- Asia
- Antarctica, Oceania, and Zealandia
- Prehistoric puzzle
- Cranial skeleton
- Axial skeleton
- Scapular waist
- Thoracic limb
- Integument
- Teeth
- Sauropod life
- Biomechanics
- Intelligence
- Reproduction
- Development
- Diet
- Pathology
- Testimony in stone
- Footprints
- Chronicle and dinomania
- History
- Culture
- Sauropod list
- Glossary
- Taxonomic index
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- Acknowledgments