Download or read book A Reanalysis of Acrocanthosaurus atokensis its Phylogenetic Status and Paleobiogeographic Implications Based on a New Specimen from Texas written by Jerald David Harris and published by New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. This book was released on 1998 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acrocanthosaurus Inside and Out written by Kenneth Carpenter and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can paleontologists know what a living dinosaur was like more than a hundred million years ago, particularly when only partial skeletons remain? Focusing on one large carnivorous dinosaur, Acrocanthosaurus (“high-spined lizard”), paleontologist Kenneth Carpenter explains the process, pairing scholarly findings with more than 75 color illustrations to reconstruct “Acro” before readers’ eyes. In Acrocanthosaurus Inside and Out, he offers the most complete portrait possible of this fascinating dinosaur’s appearance, biology, and behavior. Acrocanthosaurus—similar in size to its later cousin Tyrannosaurus rex, but studded with large spines—roamed what is now the south-central United States 110 to 115 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous. Carpenter worked on the most complete of the Acrocanthosaurus skeletons (nicknamed “Fran”) that has been found. Here he describes the techniques that tell us about Acro’s biological makeup, movements, and habits. Studies of joints reveal the range of possible motion, while bumps, ridges, and scars on the bones show where muscles, ligaments, and tendons attached. CT scans allow us to peer into the braincase, while microscopes afford a cross-sectional view of bones. These findings in turn offer an idea of how Acro stalked and ate its prey. Scientific evidence beyond the fossils provides avenues for further inquiry: What does the sedimentary rock encasing Fran’s bones tell us about Acro’s environment? What does our knowledge of Acro’s distant relatives, such as crocodilians and birds, imply about its heart and other soft tissues? Can our understanding of other animals explain Acro’s huge spines? Carpenter distills all this information into a clear, accessible, engaging account that will appeal to general readers and scholars alike. As the first book-length work on Acrocanthosaurus, this volume introduces a prehistoric giant that once stalked Texas and Oklahoma and offers a rare, firsthand glimpse into the trials and triumphs of paleontology.
Download or read book A New Specimen of Acrocanthosaurus Atokensis theropoda Dinosauria from the Lower Cretaceous Antlers Formation Lower Cretaceous Aptian of Oklahoma USA written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acrocanthosaurus Inside and Out written by Kenneth Carpenter and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can paleontologists know what a living dinosaur was like more than a hundred million years ago, particularly when only partial skeletons remain? Focusing on one large carnivorous dinosaur, Acrocanthosaurus (“high-spined lizard”), paleontologist Kenneth Carpenter explains the process, pairing scholarly findings with more than 75 color illustrations to reconstruct “Acro” before readers’ eyes. In Acrocanthosaurus Inside and Out, he offers the most complete portrait possible of this fascinating dinosaur’s appearance, biology, and behavior. Acrocanthosaurus—similar in size to its later cousin Tyrannosaurus rex, but studded with large spines—roamed what is now the south-central United States 110 to 115 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous. Carpenter worked on the most complete of the Acrocanthosaurus skeletons (nicknamed “Fran”) that has been found. Here he describes the techniques that tell us about Acro’s biological makeup, movements, and habits. Studies of joints reveal the range of possible motion, while bumps, ridges, and scars on the bones show where muscles, ligaments, and tendons attached. CT scans allow us to peer into the braincase, while microscopes afford a cross-sectional view of bones. These findings in turn offer an idea of how Acro stalked and ate its prey. Scientific evidence beyond the fossils provides avenues for further inquiry: What does the sedimentary rock encasing Fran’s bones tell us about Acro’s environment? What does our knowledge of Acro’s distant relatives, such as crocodilians and birds, imply about its heart and other soft tissues? Can our understanding of other animals explain Acro’s huge spines? Carpenter distills all this information into a clear, accessible, engaging account that will appeal to general readers and scholars alike. As the first book-length work on Acrocanthosaurus, this volume introduces a prehistoric giant that once stalked Texas and Oklahoma and offers a rare, firsthand glimpse into the trials and triumphs of paleontology.
Download or read book Acrocanthosaurus the Bones of Contention written by Russell Ferrell and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true story of Cephis Hall and Sid Love, the two amateur paleontologists who discovered and excavated the acrocanthosaurus, and the ensuing struggles that followed their discovery. The book includes some science and history of southeastern Oklahoma.
Download or read book A Re analysis of the Skull of Acrocanthosaurus Atokensis NCSM 14345 written by Drew Richard Eddy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keywords: Phylogeny, Theropoda, Biogeography, Allosauroidea, Acrocanthosaurus, Dinosauria, Morphology.
Download or read book The Dinosauria written by David B. Weishampel and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-12-17 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition includes coverage of dinosaur systematics, reproduction, life history strategies, biogeography, taphonomy, paleoecology, thermoregulation & extinction.
Download or read book A Re Analysis of the Skull of Acrocanthosaurus Atokensis NCSM 14345 Implications for Allosauroid Morphology Phylogeny and Biogeography written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thermoregulatory Adaptations of Acrocanthosaurus Atokensis Evidence from Oxygen Isotopes written by Christine Ann Missell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keywords: dinosaur, thermoregulation, oxygen isotopes.
Download or read book Thermoregulatory Adaptations of Acrocanthosaurus Atokensis Evidence from Oxygen Isotopes written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Dinosaur written by M. K. Brett-Surman and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of the illustrated compendium that is “a gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts” (Science). What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did they grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can the study of dinosaurs tell us about the process of evolution? And why did typical dinosaurs become extinct? These questions and more are addressed in this new, expanded edition of The Complete Dinosaur. Written by leading experts on the “fearfully great” reptiles, the book covers what we have learned about dinosaurs, from the earliest discoveries to the most recent controversies. Where scientific contention exists, the editors have let the experts agree to disagree. The Complete Dinosaur is a feast for serious dinosaur lovers, from the enthusiastic amateur to the professional paleontologist. Praise for the first edition: “An excellent encyclopedia that serves as a nice bridge between popular and scholarly dinosaur literature.” —Library Journal (starred review) “Stimulating armchair company for cold winter evenings. . . . Best of all, the book treats dinosaurs as intellectual fun.” —New Scientist “Useful both as a reference and as a browse-and-enjoy compendium.” —Natural History “Copiously illustrated and scrupulously up-to-date.” —Publishers Weekly “The amount of information in [these] pages is amazing. This book should be on the shelves of dinosaur freaks as well as those who need to know more about the paleobiology of extinct animals. It will be an invaluable library reference.” —American Reference Books Annual
Download or read book Ancient Earth Journal The Early Cretaceous written by Juan Carlos Alonso and published by Walter Foster Jr.. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and illustrated in the style of a naturalist's notebook, The Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before.
Download or read book Sticker Mosaics Dinosaurs written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puzzle and sticker together 12 unique prehistoric designs with Sticker Mosaics: Dinosaurs. There is no artistic skill required, just match the stickers to their numbers in each design and create a prehistoric masterpiece. This entertaining activity book encourages creativity and problem-solving skills. As a bonus, the back of each design includes cool dinosaur facts and discoveries. Artists and dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy this engaging sticker book. Plus, this book has perforated pages for easy removal so you can frame your finished work.
Download or read book Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Cloverly Formation Lower Cretaceous of the Bighorn Basin Area Wyoming and Montana written by John H. Ostrom and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fiftieth anniversary edition of a landmark publication showcasing prehistoric North American landscapes and ecosystems, from a celebrated paleontologist at Yale University's Peabody Museum The fiftieth anniversary edition of John H. Ostrom's Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Cloverly Formation revisits his groundbreaking work pinpointing the age of the continental sequence of the Bighorn Basin area in Wyoming and Montana. The Cloverly Formation is important for understanding the development of North American terrestrial landscapes and prehistoric ecosystems, and current investigations are reinterpreting the age of the Formation with new evidence and data. The reissue of Ostrom's original benchmark research offers contemporary relevance for researchers and students today.
Download or read book The Early Cretaceous Volume 1 written by Juan Carlos Alonso (Graphic designer) and published by Walter Foster Jr. This book was released on 2017 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and illustrated in the style of a naturalist's notebook, The Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before.
Download or read book Lower and Middle Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems written by Spencer G. Lucas and published by New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. This book was released on 1998 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THE ICHNOLOGY OF VERTEBRATE CONSUMPTION DENTALITES GASTROLITHS AND BROMALITES written by ADRIAN P. HUNT and published by New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
