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Prehistoric flying reptiles

the pterosaurs
2003
Illustrations and text introduce young readers to the winged reptiles of the Mesozoic Era.

Feathered dinosaurs

the origin of birds
2002
Explores the connection between birds and dinosaurs, details the time and areas where these dinosaurs roamed, as well as what they ate and how they behaved, and discusses major related fossil discoveries.

Baby dinosaurs

eggs, nests, and recent discoveries
2003
Describes how different kinds of dinosaurs hatched their young from eggs and explains how scientists have studied fossilized eggs to learn about these prehistoric creatures.

Armored, plated, and bone-headed dinosaurs

the ankylosaurs, stegosaurs, and pachycephalosaurs
2002
Illustrations and text introduce young readers to armored, plated, and bone-headed dinosaurs that roamed the earth millions of years ago.

Horned dinosaurs

the ceratopsians
2001
Describes the lives of the dinosaurs, particularly the ceratopsians, covering their origins and evolution, geographic range, anatomy, physiology, eggs and babies, feeding habits and adaptations, and defenses; also discusses extinction and major discoveries of horned dinosaurs. Includes a glossary, selected bibliography, and Web site list.

Peaceful plant-eating dinosaurs

the iguanodonts, duckbills, and other ornithopods
2001
Describes the geographic range, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, feeding habits, defenses, and extinction of different kinds of plant-eating dinosaurs.

Meat-eating dinosaurs

the theropods
2001
Provides information about theropods, a group of meat-eating dinosaurs, discussing their origins and evolution, geographic range, anatomy, physiology, eggs and babies, feeding habits, and extinction; and looks at major theropod discoveries. Includes resources for further research.

Gigantic long-necked plant-eating dinosaurs

the prosauropods and sauropods
2001
Defines the origins and evolution of dinosaurs. Continues with a focus on the sauropods and prosauropods. Describes their anatomy, reproduction, feeding habits, defense mechanisms, and major discoveries.

Great dinosaur expeditions and discoveries

adventures with the fossil hunters
2003
Outlines several expeditions by paleontologists hunting for information about dinosaurs in America, Africa, Canada, Patagonia, and elsewhere.

Spinosaurus

1988
Describes the characteristics of this meat-eating dinosaur that lived in North Africa during the Cretaceous Period.
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