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Diplocaulus
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Diplocaulus was a genus of amphibian that lived
during the Permian period between about 298 and 251
million years ago.
Diplocaulus was about 3 feet (1 meter) long,
and had an unusual boomerang-shaped head. It is not
entirely clear what the purpose of this head shape
was: it may have made it harder for predators to swallow,
it could have helped the creature glide through the water,
it could have been used to attract mates, or perhaps
some combination of these.
Diplocaulus was a genus of amphibians that lived between 298 and 251 million years ago
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By Sébastien Steyer
Indiana University Press
Released: 2012-06-01
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This beautiful volume introduces the incredible animals that populated the planet before the Age of the Dinosaurs. Readers voyage to a time, beginning about 370 million years ago, when the first four-footed vertebrates appeared, and ending 200 million years later at the moment when the dinosaurs begin their ascent. During this time, vertebrates emerge from the sea and there appears a parade of animals, each more astonishing than the last. On this expedition, we learn how paleontologists become detectives to understand the history of life and we discover that many widely held ideas about the evolution of species are completely false. Earth before the Dinosaurs is an entertaining and informative guide to an astonishing and little-known world. |
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By Jan Sovak & Dinosaurs
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Unique coloring book focuses on 45 fascinating creatures that predated the well-known dinosaurs. Finely detailed illustrations depict such formidable creatures as nothosaur, a slender 10-foot-long animal that lived on land and in the sea, edaphosaurus, a large herbivorous reptile with a great sail on its back, and 43 other amazing animals. |
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By Per Christiansen
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Dinosaurs are usually pretty big, right? Well, perhaps you’ve never heard of a Mussaurus — “mouse lizard” — whose babies were no larger than a rat. Dino-crazy kids will love Sticker Fun Facts: Dinosaurs. This educational, interactive book is filled with an amazing catalog of dinosaurs great and small, lots of fun “Fact-tastic” dinosaur trivia, and detailed illustrations sure to make the hair on the backs of their necks stand up. But best of all, it also includes more than 100 re-usable stickers of the dinosaurs covered in the text. Kids can match the stickers to the descriptions in the book, or they can stage prehistoric battles on 5 different dioramas.
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By David Lambert & Elizabeth Wyse
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A comprehensive new reference book that gives fascinating insight into the world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts. Researched and compiled by a team of experts in dinosaurs and other prehistoric life, DK's Dinosaur Encyclopedia answers thousands of intriguing questions about the dangerous world of dinosaurs. It presents an amazing variety of creatures, including early flying reptiles, the first fist, and the ape-like animals that set the scene for the evolution of the first humans. See the ferocious T-rex battle a gentle therizinosaur, or witness a giant, ground-dwelling bird chasing an early horse -- frighteningly realistic models and exceptional photography transport you straight into this ancient and terrifying world. Magnificent full-page reconstructions of prehistoric environments show these fascinating creatures in their natural habitats, from the Silurian seas to the grasslands of Pliocene America. This superb encyclopedia is divided into sections according to cladistics, making it easy to understand how different groups of animals evolved from common ancestors. A useful introduction provides an overview to understand fossils and evolution, followed by extensive sections covering different groups of prehistoric animals. Easy-to-use timeline bars on each page allow quick identification of the time period featured. At-a-glance scale indicators and fact boxes combine to provide the essentials on the prehistoric world. In addition, there is a comprehensive reference section providing a survey of the geological timescale, a biography section covering leading paleontologists, and an accessible glossary and index, making this a truly remarkable and compelling guide to all things prehistoric. |
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By Steve Jenkins
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By E. C. Olson
Field Museum of Natural History
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Chicago Natural History Museum
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By Maurice G Mehl
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By Herman Douthitt
University of Chicago Press
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