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"The water is murky. Sand and grit stir it up, making it difficult for the giant predator with the 6-foot-tall sail on his back to see. He lowers his mouth into the water, his high nostrils allowing him to breathe easily while the pits on his snout feel for pressure and sense for fish swimming nearby.
Nothing moves, or at least nothing worth attempting to catch. The large theropod—Spinosaurus—wades into the water. Tired from balancing his long head and neck with his short back legs, Spinosaurus relaxes as he submerges like a crocodile, flexing his flat, webbed feet in the water."
In the golden age of dinosaur discoveries, paleontologists are frequently learning about new dinosaurs and new facts about already known species.
At least 14 dinosaurs made the headlines in 2014 alone. Blending fiction with fact, Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2014 reimagines the way 10 of the newly described Jurassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs lived in their natural habitats.
Featuring:
- The chicken from hell Anzu wyliei
- The American eagle-faced Aquilops americanus
- The long-feathered robber Changyuraptor yangi
- The terrible hand Deinocheirus mirificus
- The fear-nothing dinosaur Dreadnoughtus schrani
- The Kulinda River running dinosaur Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus
- The polar bear lizard Nanuqsaurus hoglundi
- The Pinocchio Rex Qianzhousaurus sinensis
- The spiny lizard Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
- The savage lizard Torvosaurus gurneyi
Also includes a list of fun facts about each dinosaur and links to more resources!
If you want to hear more about your favorite dinosaurs, download the I Know Dino podcast.
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Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2014 - Sabrina Ricci
Introduction
W e live in a golden age of dinosaur discoveries, which is a wonderful time to be a dinosaur enthusiast .
In 2014, at least 14 dinosaurs made the news. They were a mix of newly described and published species, as well as new studies of species paleontologists had known existed for years but had known virtually nothing about.
Although we may never know exactly how dinosaurs lived and behaved, it’s fun to dream up scenes of dinosaurs eating, fighting, and playing. And so, as a dinosaur enthusiast, inspired by dinosaur fiction such as Raptor Red by Dr. Robert T. Bakker and scenes in Dr. Anthony J. Martin’s Dinosaurs Without Bones, I wrote Top 10 Dinosaurs of 2014.
The book is a mix of imagination and research, combining fictitious scenes of 10 of the dinosaurs that made headlines in 2014 with a list of facts about each one to help paint a broader picture. And, if you are interested in learning more about the dinosaurs in this book, check out the I Know Dino podcast.
Please enjoy.
—Sabrina
Anzu wyliei: Chicken from Hell
image1Anzu wyliei, courtesy of Scott Hartman, Lamanna MC, Sues H-D, Schachner ER, and Lyson TR via Wikimedia Commons
A ll around is the sound of life. Bubbling, squawking, growling, chomping, noisy life.
Anzu wyliei runs through it all, at a fast pace, avoiding the pockets of water in the wet floodplains he calls home. At 11 feet long, and weighing 500 or so pounds, Anzu wyliei is large enough to roam almost as freely as he would like. However, he does have to keep watch for T. rex in the area.
But today, Anzu wyliei is feeling carefree, enjoying the wind that ripples through his feathers on his upper arms as he moves swiftly. He holds his head up high, showing off the large, thin, bony crest that sits atop his head.
As Anzu runs, a female Anzu catches his eye. Intrigued, Anzu stops, using his long tail to help balance. He cocks his head at the female in a curious and an inviting way.
The female is not interested and