dromaeosaurid

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Marvelous spatuletail, from The Naturalist in La Plata (1922), by W.H. Hudson.

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More birds, from The Naturalist in La Plata (1922), by W.H. Hudson.

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Plesiosaurus skeleton from A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History), 1896.

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"Man and Bear. Engraved bone fragment, height c. 3". From Le Mas d'Azil (Ariège), France. Musée des Antiquités Nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye."

From Prehistoric European Art (1968), by Walter Torbrügge.

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Skulls of Belodon kapffii & Steneosaurus heberti from A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History), 1896.

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Chelone benstedi (?) carapace from A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History), 1896.

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"A Velociraptor mongoliensis pair doing what large predators always have been very good at, spending time lazing and sleeping. Hunting takes up only a little of their day, and the bellies of these theropods are still partly full from their last meal."

From "Predatory Dinosaurs of the World" (1989), written & illustrated by Gregory S. Paul.

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"Bursting upwards from the silt, the bottom dwelling amphibian, Eryops, lunges after Orthacanthus, a shark. In the foreground is the small amphibian Trimerorhachis. The approximate length of Eryops is 1.6 m (5ft), Orthacanthus 60 cms (2 ft), and Trimerorhachis 1 m (3 ft)."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

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"The sickle-clawed theropod Velociraptor antirrhopus in a fast run. The 1960s discovery of this obviously agile and birdlike predatory dinosaur helped spur the dinosaur revival we are enjoying today. Like a bird, Velociraptor could tightly fold its forelimbs."

From "Predatory Dinosaurs of the World" (1989), written & illustrated by Gregory S. Paul.

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"During the latter part of the Early Permian in an upland forest, the primitive gorgonopsid, Watongia encounters four Cotylorhynchus, which were among the largest of all pelycosaurs. Watongia was about 1.6m (5 ft) long, and Cotylorhynchus reached lengths of 4 m (13 ft)."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

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"A sail-backed Dimetrodon splashes after three Diadectes, while a 60-cms (2-ft) long amphibian, Seymouria, remains atop a fallen log. Attaining lengths of 3 m (10 ft), Diadectes was a reptile-like amphibian that made up much of the pelycosaurs' diet."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

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Iguanodon skull from A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History), 1896.

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Conodonts! From A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History), 1896.

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Iguanodon teeth from A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Paleontology in the British Museum (Natural History), 1896.

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"Shiny black pottery jug with incised geometric decoration, originally filled in with white pigment (the white filling is restored). Height 7⅛". From Beilngries, Bavaria, Germany. Prähistorische Staatssammlung, Munich."

From Prehistoric European Art (1968), by Walter Torbrügge.

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"Embossed plaque. Sheet gold, length 5⅞". From Clandon Barrow, Dorset, England. Museum, Dorchester."

From Prehistoric European Art (1968), by Walter Torbrügge.

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"Mace. Black lignite or slate with gold knobs, diameter c. 3". From Clandon Barrow, Dorset, England. Museum, Dorchester."

From Prehistoric European Art (1968), by Walter Torbrügge