This book explores the life of dinosaurs, their diversification, and dominion over the planet for more than one hundred fifty million years. It also introduces other groups of reptiles, known as the cousins of the dinosaurs, such as Pterosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, Plesiosaurs, and Pliosaurs, who were equally successful and dominated the air and water during that era. Additionally, it examines the possible causes of the extinction of these animals, which allowed for the rise and peak of mammals. The book highlights the importance of taking care of the environment to avoid the fate of the dinosaurs and ensure the survival of the human species.
Study how dinosaurs lived, how they diversified, and dominated the planet for over one hundred fifty million years.
Likewise, we will learn about other groups of reptiles, which we call the cousins of the dinosaurs. These were also very successful, lived during the same era, and dominated in the air and water. We refer to the Pterosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, Plesiosaurs, and Pliosaurs.
Finally, we will explore the possible causes of the extinction of these animals, which allowed another group called Mammals to develop and reach their current peak.
Here, humans are one of the dominant species, but if they do not take care of the environment, they will disappear from the earth, just like the dinosaurs did.
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Geological timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What is a reptile? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Main groups of dinosaurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Dinosaur relatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Groups of flying reptiles (Pterosaurs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Flying reptiles with slender beaks (Rhamphorhynchoids) . . . . . . . 23
Flying reptiles with ‘finger-wings’ (Pterodactyloids) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Groups of swimming reptiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dolphin-like swimming reptiles (Ichthyosaurs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Crocodile-like swimming reptiles (Mosasaurs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Long-necked swimming reptiles (Plesiosaurs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Short-necked swimming reptiles (Pliosaurs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Why the dinosaurs became extinct? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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