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Allosaurus Coelophysis Ornithomimus Figure 2: Trackways of a sauropod and a carnivorous theropod at Glen Rose, Texas.Courtesy, Library Services Department, American Museum of Natural History, New York City; photograph, R.T. Bird (Neg. N selected taxonomy
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illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
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Also Known As Theropoda

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Allosaurus
Coelophysis
Ornithomimus
Figure 2: Trackways of a sauropod and a carnivorous theropod at Glen Rose, Texas.Courtesy, Library Services Department, American Museum of Natural History, New York City; photograph, R.T. Bird (Neg. N
selected taxonomy
Learn about the feathered dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic Epoch
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Paul Sereno
American paleontologist

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
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illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
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