Download or read book Dinosaur Armor written by Susan Heinrichs Gray and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 2007 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes physical characteristics that helped protect several kinds of dinosaurs from predators, including tall plates, bony scutes, spikes, and tail clubs.
Download or read book Armored Dinosaurs written by Don Lessem and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these armored dinosaurs face-to-face: The thick body armor of Ankylosaurus was stronger than the teeth of Tyrannosaurus rex! Gastonia had eyelids covered with bone! Euoplocephalus could swing its tail club like a weapon! Plus, you'll get to know Edmontonia, Huayangosaurus, Minmi, Pinacosaurus, and Stegosaurus!
Download or read book A Dozen Dinosaurs written by Richard Armour and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes in verse twelve members of the dinosaur family and their habits.
Download or read book The Armored Dinosaurs written by Kenneth Carpenter and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together the latest studies by an international group of dinosaur palaeontologists and provides descriptions of the original specimens of Hyaleosaurus and Stegosaurus
Download or read book Dilophosaurus Vs Ankylosaurus written by Michael O'Hearn and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the features of Dilophosaurus and Ankylosaurus, and how they may have battled each other in prehistoric times"--Provided by publisher.
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 Dinosaurs written by Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning encyclopdia written for young people—dubbed the "Dinosaur Bible" by enthusiasts! Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on dinosaurs, this award-winning title—honored by the NSTA and the AAAS—is an essential addition to any dinophile’s library, regardless of age! Using casual language aimed at young people and non-scientists, it's a guide to all aspects of dinosaur science: how we figure out what dinosaurs looked like, how they lived, how they evolved, how they continue to live among us as birds, and much, much more. It also includes brief entries on all 800+ "named" species of Mesozoic dinosaurs, as well as sidebars by 33 world-famous paleontologists—among them Robert T. Bakker, Jack Horner, Mark Norell, Scott Sampson, and Philip Currie. With 428-pages of lavish, museum-quality illustrations, and an exhaustive Web site maintained by the author of supplemental chapter updates, this the perfect gift that will educate AND entertain for many, many, MANY hours! (And if that isn’t enough, the jacket has a spectacular poster printed on the inside.) “Written in a casual language both young and adult paleo-nerds will find readable and enjoyable, this volume is seen as the "Dinosaur Bible" by many enthusiasts of the subject, for its sheer completeness and scienciness.” —tvtropes.org
Download or read book Dinosaur Facts and Figures written by Rubén Molina-Pérez and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated record book of theropod facts and figures--from the biggest to the fastest to the smartest. This compendium features more than 3,000 records, covers some 750 theropod species, and includes a wealth of illustrations ranging from diagrams and technical drawings to full-color reconstructions of specimens.
Download or read book Ankylosaurus The Armored Dinosaur written by Enrique Fiesta and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents Introduction Appearance Environment Behavior Conclusion Author Bio Bonus Dinosaur Content Introduction to Dinosaurs Facts about Dinosaurs Dinosaur Extinction Dinosaur Fossils Dinosaur Eggs Dinosaur Names Dinosaur Diet Feathered Dinosaurs Plant Eating Dinosaurs The Weirdest Dinosaurs The Deadliest Dinosaurs Flying Dinosaurs Kinds of Dinosaurs The Biggest Dinosaurs The Smallest Dinosaurs Author Bio Publisher Introduction The Ankylosaurus is one of the most famous dinosaurs for a great number of reasons but mainly because of its distinctive and unique look. The purpose of this book is to go back in time to the age of the dinosaurs and explore just what exactly the Akylosaurus was, what it did, and where it lived. It is important and fun to learn about dinosaurs because they were some of the strangest and wonderful creatures to ever live on our planet. Exploring the mysteries of our planet is an engaging and worthwhile activity for people to do, and what better mysteries to learn about than the mysteries of the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs became extinct thousands of years ago but we still have access to their bones which scientists call fossils. The scientists which study fossils are called paleontologists. Paleontologists find fossils and study them in order to learn things about dinosaurs. We are going to talk about the things that scientists have discovered and what they hypothesized dinosaurs did. A hypothesis is an educated guess. We are going to learn about the “educated guesses” of scientists. They are only guesses, no matter how educated, because it is hard to prove things about dinosaurs since they no longer exist. Even though they are guesses they are incredibly important to think about because scientists use a lot of information and connect a lot of clues in order to come up with their guesses. They compare their dinosaur discoveries to animals that are alive today; they use scientific equipment to mathematically and chemically test fossils; and they write papers to defend their arguments. The scientists take their guesses very seriously and they are passionate about exploring the nature of the wonderful and strange creatures we call dinosaurs. We are specifically going to talk and learn about the Ankylosaurus. The Ankylosaurus is the famous armored dinosaur. The Ankylosaurus was fully covered in hard-armor, like a tank, and on the end of its tail was a club. We are going to talk about its armor, its tail, and much, much more! When talking about dinosaurs it is important that you are using your brain to think and to imagine. Imagination is really important when talking about dinosaurs since we rely on it to picture how the dinosaurs and looked and acted since we cannot see them in nature- so learning and thinking about dinosaurs is also important since it makes you use your imagination and creativity to really go back in time and “see” the dinosaurs. It is very important to flex your imagination because the imagination is something specific to you as a human being. Imaginative vision is absolutely vital to you as a person because it is connected to how you think through problems and to how you perceive the world. The world should be a mysterious and awe-inspiring thing to you. The very fact that dinosaurs, gigantic animals in all shapes and sizes, existed should fill you with wonder (and hopefully excitement). The very fact that anything exists at all should be exciting enough! Your imagination makes boring things exciting and fills mundane things with significance if you are creative enough.
Download or read book Pawpawsaurus and Other Armored Dinosaurs written by Dougal Dixon and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some armored dinosaurs were larger than elephants. They were covered with plates and spikes and had heavy, clubbed tails. Find out how the armored dinosaurs fought off the big, meat-eating dinosaurs.
Download or read book Osteology of the Armored Dinosauria in the United States National Museum written by Charles Whitney Gilmore and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present paper proposed to give for the first time a detailed account of the osteological structure of Stegosaurus, to be followed by systematic descriptions of all the type-specimens of that genus and other armored dinosaur remains contained in the United States National Museum collections. With one exception the present work is based entirely upon National Museum material, the exception being a specimen generously loaned by Mr. W. H. Reed, of the University of Wyoming, and described here as a new type species.
Download or read book The Complete Dinosaur written by James Orville Farlow and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly illustrated celebration of dinosaurs for general readers, presenting a thorough survey from the earliest discoveries to contemporary controversies over extinction. Chapters are written by experts in fields including functional morphology, paleobiology, and biogeography, with sections on the discovery of dinosaurs, the study of dinosaurs, groups of dinosaurs, their biology, and dinosaur evolution. Highlights include discussion of new information on the warm-blooded/cold-blooded debate, new insights into the possibility of isolating dinosaur DNA, and a special section on dinosaurs in the media. While touted as accessible, treatment is sophisticated and assumes an educated and highly motivated readership. Includes a glossary, and bandw and color photos, drawings, paintings, and diagrams. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book The Dinosaur Princess written by Victor Milán and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The newest epic fantasy adventure set in a world where knights ride armored dinosaurs into battle, hailed by George R. R. Martin as "A cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Thrones."
Download or read book Dinosaurs written by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an illustrated look at dinosaurs, as well as prehistoric life forms that preceded them, life forms that arose after their demise, and the fossils that allow us to know about them.
Download or read book The First Six Days written by Douglas Hamp and published by Calvary Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dinosaur Lords Trilogy written by Victor Milán and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dinosaur Lords Trilogy discounted ebundle includes: Dinosaur Lords, Dinosaur Knights, and Dinosaur Princess Victor Milán's epic fantasy weird world of The Dinosaur Lords is a place that mirrors 14th century Europe with its dynastic rivalries, religious wars, and byzantine politics--except for their weapons of choice... Paradise: a planet where humans are playthings of the gods. All they have is a thirst for freedom and fables of old gods who sit in judgment. Theirs is a dangerous world, for it is a paleontologist’s dream. And so we have a world filled with knights. Knights riding dinosaurs... "It's like a cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Thrones." --George R. R. Martin At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Armor written by John Steakley and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 1984-12-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The military sci-fi classic of courage on a dangerous alien planet The planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable, the water is poisonous. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered. Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on Banshee—the culmination of ten thousand years of the armorers’ craft. A trooper in this armor is a one-man, atomic powered battle fortress. But he will have to fight a nearly endless horde of berserk, hard-shelled monsters—the fighting arm of a species which uses biological technology to design perfect, mindless war minions. Felix is a scout in A-team Two. Highly competent, he is the sole survivor of mission after mission. Yet he is a man consumed by fear and hatred. And he is protected, not only by his custom-fitted body armor, but by an odd being which seems to live within him, a cold killing machine he calls “The Engine.” This is Felix’s story—a story of the horror, the courage, and the aftermath of combat, and the story, too, of how strength of spirit can be the greatest armor of all.
