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Contents Outo ft hPea st 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SinctehW eo rlBde gan 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HowW eF inOdu t 6 • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TheA geo fR eptiles 10 . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .•. TheR uliRnegp tiles 14 . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . GiaPnlta Enatt ers 16 . . . . .... . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lightweights 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GiaMnte aEta ters 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PlatDeidn osaurs 28 . .. . . . . . . ...... . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . ArmorDeidn osaurs 30 . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DuckbiBlolnse,h eaadnsdP, a rrBoeta ks 32 . . . . .... . . . . HornDeidn osaurs 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . FlyiRnegp tiles 40 . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marine Reptiles 42 . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EarBliyr adnsd M ammals 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . TheE ndo ft heL ine 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EX··PLOREIANRGT H A GOLDEN BOOK DINOSAURS Dinosaurs-th"otseer rilbilzea rdosf"t hep ast- illustdr iantf eulclo lorm;a mmothp laneta ters, terrifmyeiantge atersst,r angdeu ckbilled anda rmorde gian,tf slyirnegp tilaensd, hugec reaturferso ma ncienste as; fascinatfiancgta sb outth esaen d manym ore By AlicFei tcMha rtiann d BerthMao rriPsa rker Illustrbayt ed Hamilton Greene, RoberKto rta, RudolpFh. Z allinger ando thers Coverb y Rod.R uth �GOLDENP RESS . ® WesterPnu blishCionmgp anyI,n cR.a cinWei,s consin Copyright1©9 73b yW esternP ublishiCnogm pany,I ncI.l lustratoino npsa ges2 2,3 6,a nd 46 fromC REATURES OF THE PAST© 1965b y Harper& Row.A llr ightrse served, includitnhge r ighotf r eproductiionwn h oleo ri np arti na nyf orm.P rinteidn U .S.A. GOLDEN PRESS@, GOLDEN,a nd A GOLDEN EXPLORINGE ARTH BOOK aret rademarks ofW esternP ublishiCnogm pany,I nc. Whens ucah lei-fsirzees ttoiroains elcetorniclalayn iamtedt,h ec reature seem·as mlosta sr elaa st hea nimals we seea tt hez oo. / Outo ft hPea st No oneh ase vesre ena dinosaaunrd, foundo uta bouwte reh ugea ndp ower­ no onee verw illT.h e dinosauwresr e fulm eate aters. longgo nef romt hee artbhy t het immea n Int heitri met,h ed inosauwresr en u­ appeareOdu.r m ammalf orerunnoefr sm erouasn dw idespreaandd,t herwee re dinosaduary s wehraei rlyi ttclree aturemsa ny differeknitn dsS.o me wereb ig, that probsapbelnmyto sto ft heilri vess omel ittTlhee.r ew eret aloln ess,h ort jusgtr ubbifnogrf ooda ndt ryitnogk eep onesl,o nogn esa,n dfl aotn esS.o mew alked outf romu ndetrh ed inosaurs. on twol egss,o meo n fourT.h erwee re Then amed inosacuorm esf romt wo dinosauwrist hh ornsd,i nosauwrist h Greekw ordsm eanin"gt erribalned" webbedf eeta,n dd inosauwrist hh eavy "lizarAdc.t"u altlhyed, i nosawuerrsen ot coatosfa rmorT.h erwee rteo othldeisnso ­ lizaradlst,h ouglhi,kt eh el izartdhse,y saurasn dd inosauwrist hs om anyt eeth werre eptialnedsm ;a nyo ft hemw eren ot thayto uc oulcdo untth emb yt heh undred. terriabtal lel T.h eyw ereg ivetnh en ame Hoovecsl,a wssp,i ketso,p knoatnsd,r uff­ becaussoem eo ft hefi rsotn ess cientisltiskc eo llaorfbs o nea rea mongt heg reat varieotfty h intghsa fitt teddi ffereknitn ds ofd inosaufrosrt heipra rticuwlaayrso f lifOen.e thihnogw,e vearl,l d inosaurs hadi nc ommonT:h eyh adl egtsh alti fted theibro dieusp off theg rounsdo t hat thecyo ulrdu no rl eaopr s tomapb out. Durinmgo sto ft heisrt aoyn e artthh,e dinosauwresr et heu ndispurtuelde orfs thel and. Trheeiigrn -tlhoen geisntt he histoorfty h ee arth-lafsotrme odr et han 100m illiyoena rsW.h ate ndedi ti s a mystery. As recentalsay b ouat hundreyde ars agon,o o nee veng uesstehda tth erhea d everb eens ucha nimalass dinosaurs. Todayt heinra mei sa househowlodr d. We havet oyd inosauarnsdb ooksa nd gameasn dp uzzlaebso udti nosauTrhse.r e ared inosacuarr toocnh aractienrt sh e movieasn di nc omisct riWpes .c ang ot o museumasn ds eem ountesdk eletoofn s dinosauSrosm.ep arkasn dm useumhsa ve life-rseiszteo ratwieo cnasnl ooka ta nd wondeart T.h ep ictusrheo wssu cah res­ toratioofnS tegosauornueso ,f t hes o­ callpelda tdeidn osaurs. 3 Sincet he Wordl Began Eveansl onagg aos t hdea yosfd ino­thCee nozboeigcoa,nn l6 y5m illyieoanr s suarst,h eera twha so ldI.th adb ene ag.To os hoownt, h sea msecl aet,ht ei me wheienlagr ouanndda routnhdse u n,m anh aesx iswtoeudcl adfl olar d viision spinansi nwgie tnf tro,b illoifyo ensas r att hrei ghfitn tetos o eowe ti hoaum ta g­ beofrteh ewreer dei naous.r sInb et­hneiy nfigg lsas. ginntihnegwr,ee rn eol ivtihnigan tag l.sl Scienctainsnstoasty jutshtee ra htohw Thec habretl otwe lal lsi totftl hee began. 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Allt het racfeosu ndi nr ockosf t he livitnhgi nogfsp asatg easr ec allfeods sils. Shelltse,e tahn,d b oneasr ec ommonf os­ silTsh.e v erfiyr sdti nosafuors sfiolusn d weret eeth. Them eni nt hep ictubreel oawr ed igging outt heb oneosf a dinosaTuhre.b ones arep etrifiPeedt.r ifimeeda ns" turnteod stoneT.h"e b onewse rep etrifiiendt his way:W hent hed inosaduire di,ts ankt o Byf atrh eg reatneusmtb eorf f ossairles theb ottoomf a pondI.n t imei,t bso dy foundi nr egiownhse rem anyl ayerosf wasc overewdi thm ud.T he sofpta rts water-mardoec ka rep ileodn eo n top rottaewda yl,e avionngl tyh eb onesL.it tleo fa notheEra.c hl ayeirsl iketloyb ea byl ittmlien,e raflrso mt hew atefirl leudp chaptienrt hes toroyf t hel ivitnhgi ngs every tinyi nts phaebc oen esT.h en theo fp asatg esI.ti se astyo u nderstand that, watetro oakw ay, bbyib ti tt,h eb onem a­ ift hel ayeorfsr ocikn a regiohna ven ot terial itselmfi,n erlaeilansiv tipsnl ga ce.b eend isturbtehdeo, l dersotc kasr ea tt he Atl astth eb onew asa lls tonaen,d t he bottotmh,e n ewesotn t he top. layeorf m ud arounidt h adt urnetdoa No onec oulcdo unotn havinmgu ch layeorfs olirdo ck. succeasssa fosshiuln teirfh ew ento ut to mtihdedo lfaefi eladn ddu dgo wn toP erhyaophus av em adaep lasctaesrt the loafry oecbrkes l oFwo.s hsuinlt ibnygp oiunrwge ptl satienrta mo o ladn d iesa swiheessrtte ar mesh avdeo nseo mel ettiithn ragd .eS nomdei nosfsaosuirl s oft hdei ggnienegd Oends .t eveapl leayrc ea sotfds i nosfooatuprr .Si upnptosse sleospa,f soshiuln tcearn ndoetp eonnd as mladli nolseaaftuf roo tpriinamn utd ­ lookiantag r oclka yaenrds eewihnagt d yb anLka.t wehri,tl hefe oo ptriwnats fsosairltesob eh afdro t hdei ggbiuntg c,l eaanrsd h rap,t hail cakyo efsr a nwda s ofteans heolrtl h een odf a b onmea y washuepod v etrhm eu d.fi lIliten td h e stiocukat n sdh otwh atth earrefe so silfsoo tprainndct o vetrheegd r ouanldl tob eh a.d arouintId.nt imbeo,tt hhm eu da ntdh e Sigonffs so sialresea stioes ri gihnt sanwde rcee menitnsetodol r iokdcW. h en, arride giwohnestr,he ge r ouinsad l moslto nagftw earrtdh,le a yoefsr a ndsatnodn e barteh,a nr eiigonno sfg raasnsdt er es.t hlea yoefmr u dstwoenrseep alpiattr hte, Theb dalanidnts h wee stpearrton ft he improiftn htde i nosfaooutsr t'sishl olw ed UnitSetda atnedCs a nafdroae ,x amplient, h meu dstaonndre,i, s uipnf orgm t he have ugpig vraeetnn u mebrosfd inosasuarn des,tt hoenwraeas c aosftt hfeoo t. bonaensod t hfesors ils. Alsnou emroiunms a nfyso sbielda sr e dinaousfroo tpr.Ti hnetb sopyci turiesd resthiifnseeg tin thfeoo ptrionfat h uge dinosTahuefro o.t priismn otr teh aan yarldo nPgi.c tugriead niatn oslauumr­ beringt hamelu dodnbygna ko fa p ond som1e5 m0i llyieoanar gs.o S intchee creawteuirgemh aneydt onistf,ese tma de deefopot priintn hsteos mft u dB.yc ahnce, thfioost prwiannsto d tit suerdbA.s c en­ turayft ecre ntwuernybt y t,h meu d chantgoes do lriod.cH kow amzaetdh e litbtolwyeo ulbdei ft hmeo nsttheart madteh per isnhto usluded ndlayp pare! dniosaulrge bone dinaousr skeleton dinsoaucra st fotopnrsti Foyrae rasft er tfhsoes oifilfdrs is nto o­ft hreo cmka ym eagne ttoiunmtga n y saursd iwsecrroeesvd cee,in itsctosuo lnydl smaplile cpeesr,hh aupnsed drTsh.ef so ­ guetshsad ti noslaiukmreos s,rt e ptisliehslu, n tmeayrh vaet ou spei ecweoso do f laeigd.g T shesno mpeer tifieegdgw se rea nidr oann edv ebna ndatgohe oslt dh e fuonadl ongsideo fts hdkeie snlaoeutropsnar st osfa b rokbeonnt eo getIhfte hre. thlaatti ehdm T.h ouogthh erss ihnacbveoe n iens o tto loa rhgeem ,ay c ovieatrl l turneudpe ,g gsn oatr ec ofmsomso.in l switphl earst. Locatafi sonsgii sol ft eonn lys maa ll Larfgsoes mialybs es oh evayt htahte y prato fg tetiintIg.fa h untefruo nhda,sa rhera dt oh anldeT.h pe erfitiesdk uolfl foirn scteat,nh beo noefsa g iadnitn oo­neg redaitn oswahuerpn,a ckaendd sauhreh, a ash eoafhd i tmh leo ng, rheaartddob y e s hiepdtp o musewuomr k­ a taosfkd iggtihneogmu otft hreo ctkh eys howpe,i gohveer3d , 05p 0ounds! arien H.e m ayn eesdh ovhealmmse,r s, Buidlintghf eso sbioln oefas n a ncient picokrse ,v ednyn amittole o osteehmn. animianlta so k eolnme atyt akmeo tnhs y Ab ig bohnaevb emeaebynr okaetsn o meo fw or.Bk isot fr ocrke maionnit nhge tmied uritnhageg easn,gd ettiiton ugt bonmeuss btec hpipeadw aayn,dt hen 8

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