Books with title The Jurassic Dinosaurs

The third in a series of five books, this book tells the history of life in the middle of the Mesozoic Era during the Jurassic Period, which was 201 and 145 million years ago. In this period, dinosaurs walked the Earth, the seas were populated by ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and marine crocodiles, and the skies were filled with pterosaurs and the first primitive birds. In this beautiful full-color illustrated book, you will learn about: And much moreThe paleogeography of the Jurassic- how the continents were positioned and movedThe climate of the JurassicThe flora of the JurassicMarine life of the Triassic including plankton, marine invertebrates, fish and marine reptiles such ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and thalattosuchiansTerrestrial life of the Triassic including insects, spiders, lungfish, amphibians, turtles, lepidosaurs, therapsids (mammals and mammal-like reptiles), pterosaurs, crocodilans, dinosaurs and birdsAnd much moreTable of Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Before the Jurassic PeriodThe Formation of the Solar System and the EarthThe Hadean EonThe Archaean EonThe Proterozoic EonThe Phanerozoic Eon- The Paleozoic Era- The End of the Paleozoic Era- The Mesozoic Era - The Triassic Period Chapter 2: Introducing the Jurassic PeriodSubdivisions (Epochs) of the Jurassic Period- Early Jurassic Epoch- Middle Jurassic Epoch- Late Jurassic Epoch Chapter 3: Paleogeography of the Jurassic Period Chapter 4: Climate of the Jurassic Period Chapter 5: Flora of the Jurassic Period Chapter 6: Marine Fauna of the Jurassic PeriodPlanktonMarine InvertebratesFishSauropterygians, Plesiosaurs and PliosaursTurtlesIchthyosaursThalattosuchiansPleurosaurids Chapter 7: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of the Jurassic PeriodInsectsSpidersLungfishAmphibiansTurtlesLepidosauromorpha- Pantestudines- Kuehneosauridae- Rhynchocephalia- SquamataTherapsids and MammalsArchosaurs- Pterosaurs- Crocodylomorpha- Dinosaurs and Birds Chapter 8: Dinosaurs and Birds of the Jurassic PeriodSaurischia and OrnithischiaTheropods- Coelophysids- Dilophosaurids- Cryolophosaurus- Ceratosaurids- Abelisaurids- Noasaurids- Megalosaurids- Spinosaurids- Piatnitzkysaurids- Gasosaurus and Kaijiangosaurus- Monolophosaurus- Allosaurids- Metriacanthosaurids- Carcharodontosaurids- Coelurids- Compsognathids- Tyrannosauroidea- Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptorans and Birds- Archaeoteryx and the Origin of Birds- OrnitholestesSauropodomorpha and Sauropods- Basal Sauropodomorphs (Anchisaurs and Massospondylids)- Basal Sauropods (Vulcanodontids)- Shunosaurus- Diplodocids- Dicraeosaurids- Rebbachisaurids- Haplocanthosaurus- Brachiosaurids- Camarasaurids- Cetiosaurids- MamenchisauridsOrnithischians- Basal Ornithischians (including Heterodontosaurids)- Lesothosaurus- Basal Thyreophora- Stegosauria- Ankylosauria- Basal Neornithischia- Ornithopoda- Ceratopsia- Pachycephalosauria Chapter 9: Extinction Events of the Jurassic PeriodTriassic Jurassic Extinction EventThe Pliensbachian Toarcian Extinction EventThe End Jurassic Extinction Event Chapter 10: After the JurassicThe Cretaceous PeriodThe Cenozoic Era

Left by an animal long ago, this durable doo-doo survived the long journey through the ages. It started out stinky, but now it's frozen, dried or turned to rock. To a scientist, it's anything but gross -- it's a priceless artifact that can help piece together the puzzle of ancient life. Funny and informative, Jurassic Poop is flush with amazing facts, stories and activities. Learn how to spot ancient poop imposters. Meet dung detectives getting to the bottom of history's hind-end mysteries. Find out how poop gets preserved and discover what it can tell us about dinosaurs, humans and many other animals from long ago. So hold your nose and take a journey back in time to see what tales ancient poop has to tell.

This dynamic series takes readers into the thrilling and frightening world of prehistoric Earth. This volume, focused on dinosaurs of the Jurassic era, is filled with lush, vivid illustrations that portray the unusual and captivating creatures that once roamed the planet, accompanied by a lively and informative narrative. Special features include timelines, labeled illustrations, and scaled illustrations that demonstrate comparative sizes of these ancient creatures to humans.

Are birds the descendants of dinosaurs? Many scientists believe dinosaurs are still alive among us—in the shape of our fine feathered friends! Now young dinosaur enthusiasts can read for themselves about this exciting theory in dinosaur science, including the importance of the newly discovered feathered dinosaurs. Created with the advice and approval of a noted paleontologist, this easy-to-read Step 4 title is fully illustrated and great for classroom use.From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.

Now in paperback!There was a time when Dinosaurs ruled the Earth, and one of the most well known of those times was the Jurassic period.This is a perfect, well-researched book for children (of all ages!) to learn more about Dinosaurs. Each page has a picture of the Dinosaur, their name, what their name means how to say it.Many pictures also show how large the Dinosaur was compared to either human beings or other Dinosaurs. There are also some pictures of actual Dinosaur skeleton exhibits. An ideal learning tool for children about history's most fascintating animals.Dozens of full-color pictures, including the following Dinosaurs and pre-historic creatures: Kentrosaurus - “Prickly Lizard” Afrovenator - “African Hunter” Cetiosaurus - "Sea Monster" Aardonyx - “Earth Claw” Vulcanodon - “Volcano Tooth” Archaeopteryx - "Original Bird" Stegosaurus - “Roof Lizard” Apatosaurus- "Deceptive Lizard" Brontosaurus - “Thunder Lizard” Brachiosaurus -- “Arm Lizard” (This is the dinosaur that sneezed all over Lex in the "Jurassic Park" movie!)You and your children will certainly enjoy reading this beautiful book over and over.Order your copy today!