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List of African dinosaurs; List of Asian dinosaurs; List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs; List of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of New Zealand; List of European dinosaurs; List of Indian and Madagascan dinosaurs; List of North American dinosaurs. List of Appalachian dinosaurs; List of archosaurs of the Chinle Formation
The Houston Chronicle stated, "this reference work for the serious student combines succinct scientific descriptions with superbly rendered color illustrations". [1] In a positive review for Palaeos, M. Alan Kazlev wrote, "This is a very good non-technical introduction to prehistoric vertebrates" and "it is the sheer number and diversity of creatures covered here, that makes this book so ...
Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH. Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to dinosaurs: . Dinosaurs – diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria.They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period (about in 1963) until the end of the Cretaceous (2000), when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction ...
While the dinosaurs' modern-day surviving avian lineage (birds) are generally small due to the constraints of flight, many prehistoric dinosaurs (non-avian and avian) were large-bodied—the largest sauropod dinosaurs are estimated to have reached lengths of 39.7 meters (130 feet) and heights of 18 m (59 ft) and were the largest land animals of ...
The book is then divided into three parts by era, first of which is The Rise of Life, which covers the Precambrian and the Paleozoic Era. The second part, The Age of Reptiles, covers the Mesozoic Era. The third and final part, The Age of Beasts, covers the Cenozoic Era. The book concludes with a timescale of life on earth, tree of life diagrams ...
Pages in category "Lists of prehistoric animal genera (alphabetic)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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