The Hot-blooded Dinosaurs: A Revolution in PalaeontologyDraws upon recent discoveries and research to recount the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, as dominant, warm-blooded animals, and to reassess their intelligence, agility, physiological complexity, and advanced social behavior. |
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... Archaeopteryx . But the reason for the change in the palaeontological climate of opinion rests more with the new discoveries and new interpretations . New dinosaurian finds , especially those in the recently re- explored Gobi Desert ...
... Archaeopteryx . But the reason for the change in the palaeontological climate of opinion rests more with the new discoveries and new interpretations . New dinosaurian finds , especially those in the recently re- explored Gobi Desert ...
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... Archaeopteryx were to attempt to flap . It seems strange that it should have taken a century before aerodynamic principles were applied to this supposed flyer . In 1970 W. G. Heptonstall of the University of Edinburgh extrapolated some ...
... Archaeopteryx were to attempt to flap . It seems strange that it should have taken a century before aerodynamic principles were applied to this supposed flyer . In 1970 W. G. Heptonstall of the University of Edinburgh extrapolated some ...
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... Archaeopteryx lithographica from the lithographic slate of Solnhofen . Ann . Mag . nat . Hist . , 9 , pp . 366–370 . 3 Wagner , A. , 1862. On a new fossil reptile supposed to be furnished with feathers . Ann . Mag . nat . Hist . , 9 ...
... Archaeopteryx lithographica from the lithographic slate of Solnhofen . Ann . Mag . nat . Hist . , 9 , pp . 366–370 . 3 Wagner , A. , 1862. On a new fossil reptile supposed to be furnished with feathers . Ann . Mag . nat . Hist . , 9 ...
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The crown of creation | 7 |
The tyrant finds its feet | 29 |
The race is to the swift the battle to the strong | 62 |
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