natural history
noun, 1567
1 : a treatise on some aspect of nature
2 : the natural development of something (as an organism or disease) over a period of time
3 : the study of natural objects especially in the field from an amateur or popular point of view
FIELD GUIDE
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Prehistoric Birds - Other Dinosaurss - Pterosaurs - Choristoderans - Invertebrates
Prehistoric Birds:
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Avimimidae: Avimimus portentosus
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Caenagnathidae: Caenagnathasia martinsoni
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Caudipteridae: Caudipteryx zhoui
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Confuciusornithidae: Confuciusornis sanctus
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Jeholornithidae: Shenzhouraptor sinensis
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Oviraptoridae: Citipati osmolskae - Citipati sp. - Heyuannia huangi - Khaan mckennai
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Scansoriopterygidae: Scansoriopteryx heilmanni - Epidexipteryx hui
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Troodontidae: Anchiornis huxleyi, Jinfengopteryx elegans, Mei long
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Atlantosauridae: Amphicoelias fragillimus
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Ceratopsidae: Einiosaurus procurvicornis
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Ceratosauridae: Ceratosaurus sp.
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Coeluridae: Dilong paradoxus
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Compsognathidae: Juravenator starki, Sinosauropteryx prima
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Hadrosauridae: Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus
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Nodosauridae: Sauropelta edwardsorum
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Psittacosauridae: Psittacosaurus sinensis
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Therizinosauridae: Beipiaosaurus inexpectus - Erlikosaurus andrewsi
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Anurognathidae: Dendrorhynchoides curvidentatus
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Azhdarchidae: Azhdarcho lancicollis
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Nyctosauridae: Nyctosaurus gracilis
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Pterodactylidae: Pterodactylus antiquus
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Rhamphorhynchidae: Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
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Hyphalosauridae: Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis
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Insecta: Epicharmeropsis hexavenulosus
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- Introduction
to the gallery, terminology and classification
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defining birds, and an overview of the major Mesozoic bird groups
ADDITIONAL GALLERIES
- Hallucinogène
trans-Cambrian comic art
- Archive
outdated illustrations and a look at their inaccuracies