Where on Earth, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life, Barker Ch., Naish D., 2019

Where on Earth, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life, Barker Ch., Naish D., 2019.
  
   In this book, you’ll meet a huge variety of creatures that lived on our planet in the prehistoric past, mostly during the “age of the dinosaurs," around 235-66 million years ago. The stories about them here focus on where animals once lived and what this can tell us about them. Wild animals today live in specific areas, known as “ranges," which provide them with what they need to survive. Imagine a forestdwelling, fruit-eating animal such as an orangutan. It cannot live anywhere but in a forest, and that must be a forest with the right kind of fruit trees. Some animals still live in the lands of their ancestors, while others have broadened their range, driven by factors such as climate and the slow shift of continents. In some cases, animals can discover new habitats by swimming or flying.
I hope that this book inspires you to be interested in Earth’s fascinating prehistoric past and perhaps to make scientific discoveries yourself if you're lucky enough to have the opportunity.




Herrerasaurus.
One of the earliest dinosaurs to evolve, around 230 million years ago, Herrerasaurus stalked an area dominated by floodplains in the supercontinent of Gondwana. At 20 ft (6 m) long, it was a large, carnivorous predator.

Despite its formidable weaponry and large size, Herrerasaurus shared its habitat with even larger predators. Ancient reptiles such as Saurosuchus (above) were the very top predators of the region. Luckily for the dinosaurs, these had died out by the end of the Triassic.

Because of its great age and unusual anatomy, the position of Herrerasaurus in the dinosaur family tree is still uncertain. Recent research places it as closely related to sauropods, while older research generally suggests theropod ancestry.

CONTENTS.
Rise of the dinosaurs.
Timeline of Earth.
Early life.
Triassic world.
Jurassic world.
Cretaceous world.
What is a dinosaur?.
South America.
Herrerasaurus.
Chilesaurus.
Giganotosaurus.
Fighting it out.
Argentinosaurus.
Carnotaurus.
Fossil finds.
Africa.
Mesosaurus.
Lystrosaurus.
Giraffatitan.
Spinosaurus.
A fish dinner.
Fossil finds.
Australia and Antarctica Cryolophosaurus.
A welcome discovery.
Muttaburrasaurus.
Leaellynasaura.
Fossil finds.
North America
Coelophysis.
Stegosaurus.
Three against one.
Allosaunis.
Ceratosaurus.
Diplodocus.
Corythosaurus.
Albertosaurus.
Ankylosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus.
Daylight attack.
Triceratops.
Pachycephalosaurus.
Fossil finds.
Europe.
Plateosaurus.
Muddy swamps.
Ophthalmosaurus.
Archaeopteryx.
Iguanodon.
Baryonyx.
Polacanthus.
Pelecanimimus.
Hatzegopteryx.
Today's catch.
Fossil finds.
Asia.
Shunosaurus.
Psittacosaurus.
Yutyrannus.
Surprise attack.
Microraptor.
Velociraptor.
Fossil finds.
After the dinosaurs.
Titanoboa.
Gastornis.
Basilosaurus.
Smilodon.
Woolly mammoth.
Hunting in the grasslands.
Varanus priscus.
Reference.
Fossilization.
Early fossils and hunters.
Mass extinctions.
Glossary.
Index.
Acknowledgments.



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