Tim Batty - Tiny Dinosaurs

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T he Author Tim Ba tty was ed ucated at the U nivers ity o f Wolv erhampt on be fore en teri ng on a career in mus eums. H e is a founding father an d cura tor of T he Di nosaur M useum i n Dorcheste r , UK, an d his favori te di nosaur i s Igua nodon its f ascinating stor y and p ast first sparked and inspired his fascin ation w ith din osaurs. Published in 2023 by T he R osen P ublishing Group , Inc . 29 East 21s t Stree t, Ne w Y or k, NY Originally Published in En glish b y Hayn es P ublishing under the tit le: Dinosaurs Pocket Manual Hayn es Pub lishing 2 All r ights r eserv ed. No part of this book may be repr oduced in an y form witho ut permission in wr iting from the pu blisher , excep t by a revi ewer . Cataloging-in-Publ ication Data Names: Batt y, Tim.

Title: Tin y dino saurs / Ti m Batt y . Description : New Yo rk : PowerK ids P ress, 2023. | Se ries: Dino saur d iscovery | Includes glossa ry and index . Identifiers : ISB N 978 2533 8494 (p bk.) | ISB N 978 2533 (library bound ) | ISBN 97 2533 8500 ( 6 pack) | ISB N 978 53385 24 ( ebook) Subjects: LCSH : Din osaurs--Juve nile l iteratur e. Cla ssification : LCC QE861 .5 B38 2 | DDC 5 . 9--dc2 Design: Richard Pars ons and James Robert son Picture credits : Cover: Hers chel H off meyer , HitT oo n, John Arche r, kamomee n, k zww De Ago stini/NHMP L: 3, 4-5, 8-9, 1 0- 11, -1 Barislav Krzic/N HMPL: 6 -7 Gareth M onger: 22-23, 24-25 Gareth Monger /NHM PL: 3 Natural Histor y Museum Picture Library (NHMPL ): 1 4- NOPPHARA T7 824: 30-32 John Ar cher: 2-3 John Sibbick : 16 -1 Chris S rnka: 3, 1 2-1 3, 20-21 , 26-27 , 28-29 Manufactured in the Unit ed St ates of Am erica CPSIA Compl iance Inf ormation: Batc h #CSPK2 3.

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A bout This Book Archaeoptery x Coelophysis Compsognathus Eoraptor Herrerasaurus Hypsilophodon Oviraptor Psittacos aurus Sinosauroptery x Stenonychosaurus Velo ciraptor Glossary For More I nformation Index C ontents

TINY DIN OSAURS

A BOUT TH IS BOOK This ex citing book is pack ed w ith all things dino-relate d, including st unning pi ctures, fascinating facts, and all the vital statistics. It f eatures spe cies o f din osaurs, from the birdlik e Archaeopt ery x to th e e rce Velocira ptor . Thes e din osaurs may be sm all, b ut t hey are still ama zing! A bout This Book A bout This Book

TINY DIN OSAURS Archaeopt ery x is the original missing link betw een di nosaurs and b irds. It ha s som e ch aracteristics of bi rds, such as fe athers, a wishbone, and wings, whi le st ill h aving some dinosaur qua lities: teeth, three-clawe d han ds, a nd a bony tail. The s pecimens of Archaeopt ery x have ma inly been found in t he Solnho fen Limest one of Bavaria, Germany.

This limestone is very smooth and ne-grained, maki ng it pos sible for ve ry detailed fossi ls to be p reserve d. Archaeopt ery x had fou r cl aws on its feet, thr ee f acing f orwa rd a nd o ne ba ckward. The fe athers are designed for ight, but Archaeopt ery x could o nly y for ver y short peri ods o f ti me. Th e mus cles u sed w hen apping the wings w ere xed t o the brea stbone, which was sm all. T his s hows that t he ight m uscles were weak. A sim ilar b irdlike dino saur h as been d iscovere d th at li ved a t a si milar time as Archaeopt ery x .

Called Alcmonavis , it ha d mor e feat ures associated with bird s, s uggesting that i t was bett er ad apted to act ive, apping-po wered ight. Pr onounced : ar-kee -OHP-tuhr- iks A rchaeoptery x

A RCHAOTR Y M eaning Ancient Fe ather When Late Jurassi c Time 150 mill ion y ears ago Max l ength 2 feet (0.6 m) Max h eight 8 inch es (0 .2 m) Max w eight 1 poun d (0 .5 k g) Stance Biped Where Germany Diet Carnivore Activity Hunting Intelligence High Named by Hermann vo n Meyer When named 1861 Order Saurischia ( Lizard-hipped) Typ e Theropoda, T et anurae, Coelurosauria Timeline Million Y ea rs Ag o S tatistic s Late Cr etaceous Early Cr etaceous Late Jurassic 5914 Middle Jurassic 9015 Early Jurassic Late T riassic 27205 Middle T riassic 2227 Early T riassic 51242

TINY DIN OSAURS Hundreds of foss il sk eletons of Coelophysis have b een foun d togeth er in wha t are know n as bone beds. Gh ost Ran ch in New Me xico i s one such s ite. T hese m ass r emains, which contain both adul ts a nd y oung, demonstrate that Coelophysis lived in gr oups. The l arge number of skeletons was mo st li kely caused by a di saster , su ch as a su dden ood. T wo ty pes o f Coelophysis are kno wn, o ne larger and heavier than t he o ther , pr obably showin g th e dif ference betwe en ma les a nd females.

Or iginally, it w as th ought that this dinosaur was cannibalistic, as some skel etons w ere f ound w ith t he b ones o f youn g Coelophysis inside what would have be en th e sto mach. F urt her r esearch has shown that these youn g were cru shed by adu lts i n dea th. Coelophysis was lig htly built, with a lon g, sl ender neck. It was an a gile a nd s peedy hunter of li zards and other sma ll cr ocodilian-ty pe r eptiles. Its long jaws an d tee th w ere i deal f or cat ching a nd d evouri ng pr ey. Coelophysis lived i n packs, which off ered pro tection against large r predato rs, and relative safety for t he y oung.

Pr onounced : see-loh-FY- sihs C oelophysis

C OOHYSIS M eaning Hollow Fo rm When Late T ri assic Time 227 210 m illion y ears ago Max l ength 9 feet (2. 8 m ) Max h eight 3.3 f eet ( 1 m) Max w eight 100 poun ds ( 45 k g) Stance Biped Where United S tates (New M exico, Arizona, Utah) Diet Carnivore Activity Hunting Intelligence High Named by Edward Dr inker Cope When named 1889 Order Saurischia ( Lizard-hipped) Typ e Theropoda Timeline Million Y ea rs Ag o S tatistic s Late Cr etaceous Early Cr etaceous Late Jurassic 5914 Middle Jurassic 9015 Early Jurassic Late T riassic 27205 Middle T riassic 2227 Early T riassic 51242

TINY DIN OSAURS Compsognathus was on ly t he s ize o f a ch icken, but it ha d a lo ng ta il and long legs. Its bones were hollow , ma king it lightw eight and very fast. Only two skele tons ha ve bee n foun d, on e in Germany and one in France. The German skel eton w as com plete a nd fou nd in the ne- grained Solnho fen Limest one of Bavaria, close in geological time and p lace t o Archaeopt ery x . Archaeopt ery x probably e volved from Compsognathus or a similar ty pe of dinosaur .