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For example:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYi qi (\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eee chee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", \"strange wing\"), the earliest known flying non-avian dinosaur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \"Chicken from Hell,\" a bird-like beaked, clawed and feathered dinosaur that roamed the Dakotas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eZhenyuanlong suni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a cousin of Velociraptor, suggests that this family has been inaccurately depicted. The new 5-foot-long dino more resembles a feathered poodle than the brute of Jurassic Park.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Superduck,\" at 5 tons and with a mate-attracting head crest it is thought to be a missing link between two other known duck-billed head-crested dinosaur species.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps most exciting is that in 2016 the American Museum of Natural History opened a new exhibition featuring the astonishing, newly discovered 122-foot-long titanosaur, yet to be named. The plant-eating colossus is the largest dinosaur ever found -- it weighed around 77 tons--as much as 14 or 15 African elephants!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo other life-form captures the imagination like dinosaurs. Organized by the major dinosaur families, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDinosaurus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e identifies 500 species. It describes in detail and stunning illustrations what they looked like, what they ate and how they fought, lived and died.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe features include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConcise explanations of species' traits and habits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVivid full-color illustrations representing life among the dinosaurs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStunning color photographs of dinosaur discoveries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLatin name, translation and pronunciation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight specifics and comparison to humans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiet and habitat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlobal distribution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrimming with research from digs in North America, Mongolia, Europe, China and elsewhere, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDinosaurus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an encyclopedic and vividly illustrated reference for all ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808818954460,"sku":"94235","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/3866\/3388\/products\/81jnzTM76IL.jpg?v=1682352838"},{"product_id":"texas-state-parks-the-first-one-hundred-years-1923-2023","title":"Texas State Parks: The First One Hundred Years, 1923-2023","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTexas State Parks: The First 100 Years, 1923–2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examines the history of one of Texas’s most treasured assets: our state parks. From the legislative establishment of the original Texas State Parks Board to the present, the development of our state and national parks over the last one hundred years has depended upon an evolving concept of public lands for public use and enjoyment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of America’s best ideas has been a parks system for all—first at the national level, then among the states. In Texas, leaders have emerged at every stage of this hundred-year history to lend their names and reputations to the cause of conservation and preservation, which has met growing acceptance among the public at large. This book explores the contributions of these giants at all levels. Together, they gave meaning to Teddy Roosevelt’s call to arms for the preservation of public lands as one of the country’s foundations of an “essential democracy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter successful careers in politics, then business, George Bristol turned to a complementary endeavor that would utilize his skills and reflect a lifelong love of nature and parks: advocacy for parks and people. In 1994, he received a presidential appointment to the National Parks Foundation, launching his new journey. 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