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The Mesozoic was really cool

The Mesozoic was really cool. Mesozoic. Dinosaurs. First (reported) dinosaur discovery. Megalosaurus. Sir Richard Owen (1804 – 1892). Dinosaur. Victorian Megalosaurus. ‘Modern’ Megalosaurus. Megalosaurus. Archosaurs (all). Archosaurs (fossil). Archosaurs.

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The Mesozoic was really cool

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  1. The Mesozoic was really cool

  2. Mesozoic

  3. Dinosaurs

  4. First (reported) dinosaur discovery Megalosaurus

  5. Sir Richard Owen (1804 – 1892) Dinosaur

  6. Victorian Megalosaurus

  7. ‘Modern’ Megalosaurus

  8. Megalosaurus

  9. Archosaurs(all)

  10. Archosaurs(fossil)

  11. Archosaurs

  12. Archosaurs and a few others (fossil)

  13. Archosaurs Diapsida (living)

  14. The big picture

  15. The big picture – a little more readable….

  16. The big picture – a little more readable….

  17. † Stem diapsids

  18. The big picture – a little more readable….

  19. †Rhynchosaurs Proto - archosaurs

  20. † Rhynchosaurs Proto - archosaurs

  21. The big picture – a little more readable….

  22. Defining the Archosauria *antorbitalfenestra *mandibular fenestra *4thtrochanter

  23. Defining the Archosauria antorbital fenestra mandibular fenestra

  24. Defining the Archosauria 4th trochanter Tyrannosaurus alligator

  25. Defining the Archosauria Teeth in sockets

  26. Defining the Archosauria serrated teeth

  27. †“Thecodonts”

  28. †“Thecodonts” Proto – archosaurs ? Primitive archosaurs ?

  29. Crocodilians

  30. Crocodilians

  31. Mesozoic crocodilians Simosuchus

  32. Mesozoic crocodilians Deinosuchus

  33. Dinosaurs (sensustricto)

  34. Dinosauria Dinosauria

  35. Defining the Dinosauria S-shaped neck Forelimbs shorter than hindlimbs

  36. Defining the Dinosauria About a dozen skeletal features

  37. Megalosaurus

  38. Iguanodon

  39. Iguanodon Megalosaurus

  40. Edward Drinker Cope (1840 – 1897) Othniel Charles Marsh (1831 – 1899)

  41. Dinosaur expedition – ca. 1870s

  42. Dinosaur expedition – ca. 1990s

  43. Classic Dinosaurs

  44. Charles Robert Knight (1874 – 1953)

  45. Charles Robert Knight

  46. Robert T. Bakker

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