Articles related to "Ornithischia"
Dinosaur Primer
How do paleontologists determine how dinosaurs are related? It's all in their hips!
dinosaur • ornithischia • saurischia • mesozoic era • triassic period
How do paleontologists determine how dinosaurs are related? It's all in their hips!
dinosaur • ornithischia • saurischia • mesozoic era • triassic period
Pachycephalosaurs: The "Bone Heads"
The mountain tops echo with the sound of rival Pachycephalosaur males crashing heads together.
pachycephalosaur • pachycephalosaurid • ornithopod • ornithopoda • bone head
The mountain tops echo with the sound of rival Pachycephalosaur males crashing heads together.
pachycephalosaur • pachycephalosaurid • ornithopod • ornithopoda • bone head
Historic Background of Reptiles (Part 5)
The dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic, some 200 million years ago. At the beginning they were not the giants one thinks of, but were mostly small, some no bigger than a chicken. Like a chicken, they were bipedal, walking or hopping about on their two hind legs.
the dinosaraurs • appeared • 200 million • beginning • giant
The dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic, some 200 million years ago. At the beginning they were not the giants one thinks of, but were mostly small, some no bigger than a chicken. Like a chicken, they were bipedal, walking or hopping about on their two hind legs.
the dinosaraurs • appeared • 200 million • beginning • giant
Dinosaur Days 2
Triceratops, or "three-horned face," was an enormous herbivore that lived during the late Cretaceous Period, and died out 65 million years ago.
triceratops • dinosaur • horned • cretaceous • tyrannosaurus
Triceratops, or "three-horned face," was an enormous herbivore that lived during the late Cretaceous Period, and died out 65 million years ago.
triceratops • dinosaur • horned • cretaceous • tyrannosaurus
Iguanodon
Iguanodon was the second dinosaur to be described, although Gideon Mantell mistook its thumb for a horn!
iguanodon • iguanodont • gideon mantell • mary mantell • mantell
Iguanodon was the second dinosaur to be described, although Gideon Mantell mistook its thumb for a horn!
iguanodon • iguanodont • gideon mantell • mary mantell • mantell
Archaeopteryx: The Ancient Wing
Archaeopteryx, an early bird, is one of our "missing links" in the story of the evolution of birds.
archaeopteryx • bird • lithographic printing • solenhofen • tertiary period
Archaeopteryx, an early bird, is one of our "missing links" in the story of the evolution of birds.
archaeopteryx • bird • lithographic printing • solenhofen • tertiary period
Biological Nomenclature
How do scientists arrange animals into groups? What do we mean when we talk about a Kingdom or Phylum?
linnaeus • aristotle • scala naturae • systema naturae • biological nomenclature
How do scientists arrange animals into groups? What do we mean when we talk about a Kingdom or Phylum?
linnaeus • aristotle • scala naturae • systema naturae • biological nomenclature
Book Review: JPI Dinosaur Field Guide
The <I>Jurassic Park Institute Dinosaur Field Guide</I> is a new book by paleontologists Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., and Michael Brett-Surman.
jurassic park • jurassic • jurassic park institute • dinosaur • dinosaurs
The <I>Jurassic Park Institute Dinosaur Field Guide</I> is a new book by paleontologists Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., and Michael Brett-Surman.
jurassic park • jurassic • jurassic park institute • dinosaur • dinosaurs
What Do You Mean It's Not a Dinosaur?
Many extinct animals that are not dinosaurs are commonly confused with the dinosaurs, learn more about why these animals are not really dinosaurs.
dinosaur • extinct • mesozoic era • triassic period • jurassic period
Many extinct animals that are not dinosaurs are commonly confused with the dinosaurs, learn more about why these animals are not really dinosaurs.
dinosaur • extinct • mesozoic era • triassic period • jurassic period