Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2016
Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2016

Author: Sabrina Ricci

Publisher: I Know Dino

Published: 2017-03-17

Total Pages: 75

ISBN-13: 1622000234

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The golden age of dinosaur discoveries continues, with 30 named dinosaurs coming out in 2016. Blending fiction with fact, Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2016 reimagines the way 10 of the newly described Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs lived in their natural habitats. Featuring: The Datong City dragon Datonglong tianzhenensis The dragon robber Dracoraptor hanigani The paradoxical hunter of Fukui Fukuivenator paradoxus The evil spirit Gualicho shinyae The wall thief Murusraptor barrosaensis The southern colossus Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi The ratite foreteller Rativates evadens The Sarmiento lizard Sarmientosaurus musacchioi The spiked shield Spiclypeusshipporum The muddy dragon on the road to heaven Tongtianlong limosus Also includes a list of fun facts about each top 10 dinosaur, plus facts about the other 20 dinosaurs named in 2016, for a total of 30 dinosaurs, and links to more resources! If you want to hear more about your favorite dinosaurs, listen to the I Know Dino podcast at iknowdino.com.

Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs

Author: Darren Naish

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781486309849

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Fully illustrated and immersive guide to the latest research in these incredible animals. Discover the groundbreaking developments in dinosaur research with this state-of-the-art guide to dinosaur biology. Written by experts from a leading dinosaur research centre, this book begins by tracing the evolution of the dinosaur from 225 million years ago through to the end of the Cretaceous Period, exploring how they lived and what happened during the great extinction event. Research on these fantastic animals is proceeding at a faster pace than ever before. Dinosaurs explores the most recent global discoveries and the major role that new technologies play in revealing previously inaccessible and unknown details about how dinosaurs lived, such as the use of CT-scanning we can now look inside a dinosaur skull and gain new information on brains and sense organs. This engaging book reveals the latest findings about dinosaur anatomy and behaviour, evolution, diversity and lifestyle, and is lavishly illustrated with artwork, photographs and artistic reconstructions that bring these iconic creatures to life.

Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2015
Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2015

Author: Sabrina Ricci

Publisher: I Know Dino

Published: 2016-03-06

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 162200020X

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The golden age of dinosaur discoveries continues, with 35 named dinosaurs coming out in 2015. Blending fiction with fact, Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2015 reimagines the way 10 of the newly described Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs lived in their natural habitats. Featuring: The platypus dinosaur Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, The plunderer of Dakota Dakotaraptor steini, The shield lizard Kunbarrasaurus ieversi, The Morella tooth Morelladon beltrani, The superduck Probrachylophosaurus bergi, The royal horn face Regaliceratops peterhewsi, The cross lizard Sefapanosaurus zastronensis, The bird mimic of the Packard Shale Tototlmimus packardensis, The strange wing Yi qi, The poodle from hell Zhenyuanlong suni. Also includes a list of fun facts about each dinosaur, plus the other 25 dinosaurs named in 2015, for a total of 35 dinosaurs, and links to more resources! If you want to hear more about your favorite dinosaurs, download the “I Know Dino” podcast.

Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs

Author: Michael J. Benton

Publisher: Smithmark Publishers

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780831753689

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Dinosaurs of the Southwest
Dinosaurs of the Southwest

Author: Ronald Paul Ratkevich

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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During the Mesozoic era, the southwestern US was a tropical or semitropical region of seas and lowland swamps, inhabited by reptiles of all sizes and descriptions. This introduction to dinosaurs that once inhabited what are now the western states gives a background on paleontology, the dating of fossils, the variety in types, sizes and habits, and several theories about the reasons for the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Extensively illustrated with drawings by John C. McLoughlin, this book is a readable, accurate introduction valuable to tourists, young scientists, and other readers interested in this era of southwestern history.

Dinosaurs in Disguise
Dinosaurs in Disguise

Author: Stephen Krensky

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1328664155

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From ancient Egypt to medieval jousts, from office jobs to grocery shopping, one boy reimagines the modern world with dinosaurs in hiding. This fun, light read will tickle readers’ funny bones while subtly introducing themes of conservation and stewardship, inspiring children to question the world around them.

Raptor Red
Raptor Red

Author: Robert T. Bakker

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 1996-08-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0553575619

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A pair of fierce but beautiful eyes look out from the undergrowth of conifers. She is an intelligent killer... So begins one of the most extraordinary novels you will ever read. The time is 120 million years ago, the place is the plains of prehistoric Utah, and the eyes belong to an unforgettable heroine. Her name is Raptor Red, and she is a female Raptor dinosaur. Painting a rich and colorful picture of a lush prehistoric world, leading paleontologist Robert T. Bakker tells his story from within Raptor Red's extraordinary mind, dramatizing his revolutionary theories in this exciting tale. From a tragic loss to the fierce struggle for survival to a daring migration to the Pacific Ocean to escape a deadly new predator, Raptor Red combines fact an fiction to capture for the first time the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors of the most magnificent, enigmatic creatures ever to walk the face of the earth.

Dining with Dinosaurs
Dining with Dinosaurs

Author: Hannah Bonner

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 1426323395

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Sure you know T-Rex was the meat-eating king and brontosaurus munched on leaves, but what else was on the dino dining menu during the Mesozoic era? Meet the 'vores: carnivores, piscivores, herbivores, insectivores, "trashivores," "sunivores," and omnivores like us. Readers will be surprised and inspired to learn about dino diets and they'll get to explore how scientists can tell which dinosaurs ate what just from looking at fossils! Journey through artist and author Hannah Bonner's whimsical world to learn how the dinosaurs and their contemporaries bit, chewed, and soaked up their food.

Do Dinosaurs Make Good Pets?
Do Dinosaurs Make Good Pets?

Author: Chris Mitchell

Publisher: Dino Books

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 1784188425

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DID YOU KNOW THAT. . . The STEGOSAURUS had a BRAIN the size of a WALNUT, or that there used to be SCORPIONS that grew to over TWO METRES in LENGTH?DO YOU WANT TO KNOW . . . Which PREHISTORIC animals DINOSAURS used to be AFRAID of?AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS . . . By TELLING them about FEATHERED DINOSAURS, GIANT MILLIPEDES and FLYING GIRAFFES!This book is packed with the wildest, weirdest, funniest, filthiest, foulest, wisest, grossest, brainiest, oldest and best facts about the prehistoric world.