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Dinosaurs in the Sky, profiles prehistoric flying animals such as Pteranodon, Archaeopteryx, Dimorphodon, Tapejara, and more during the Devonian, Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. Additional features include: a table of contents, glossary, index, pronunciation guides, timeline and quizzes, and data boxes with scale diagrams.
4) Gastornis
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"Explore the flightless gastornis, its physical characteristics, when and where it lived, how it lived, what other animals lived alongside it, and how we know this"--Provided by publisher.
7) Terror bird
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"Simple text and illustrations describe Phorusrhacos, how they lived, and how they became extinct"--Provided by publisher.
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Professor Richard Fortey travels to northeastern China to see a fossil site known as the "Dinosaur Pompeii," a place that has yielded feathered dinosaur remains and rewritten the story of bird origins. Among the finds he investigates are the feathered cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, a feathered dinosaur with strong parallels to living pandas, and some of the most remarkable flying animals that have ever lived.
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Studies the fossils of several prehistoric birds and offers facts about their physical traits and behaviors. Discusses how an asteroid strike killed most dinosaurs but some birds survived evolving into penguins, parrots, and other birds. Includes color illustrations, a picture glossary, and further resources.