Sentences with phrase «small carnivorous»

Dr Deeming said: «In 2009 a study in the journal Science suggested that it was males of the small carnivorous dinosaurs Troodon and Oviraptor that incubated their eggs.

Perhaps the mammals were feeding on worms and grubs, the small carnivorous dinosaurs were after the mammals, and the pterosaurs could have been hunting both the mammals and the small dinosaurs.

Not exact matches

The carnivorous animal, which was roughly the size of a small lion, walked on all fours, its forelimbs and hindlimbs are similar in proportion, and the limbs themselves are pretty short relative to the length of the body.

The study found that the carnivorous Tyrannosaurus and Allosaurus were capable of a wide gape (up to 90 degrees), while the herbivorous Erlikosaurus was limited to small gape (around 45 degrees).

The other dinosaur tracks include: a sauropod, or long - necked plant - eater; small theropods, crow - sized carnivorous dinosaurs closely related to the Velociraptor and Tyrannosaurus rex; and pterosaurs, a group of flying reptiles that included pterodactyls.

He found that nitrogen output varied consistently with body size among all fish, and that carnivorous fish would urinate more phosphorus than smaller herbivores.

The early Triassic (approx. 230 mya) herbivore Kannemeyeria was the size of an ox.4 Another, earlier herbivore, Moschops of the late Permian (approx. 260 mya), was even bigger — 16 feet long.5 Contemporary with Moschops were smaller, doglike, carnivorous synapsids (Lycaenops) with long canine teeth and running legs.

Even if you want to return to the carnivorous side in time for barbecue season, just a small period of meat - free living might change your perspective in the long term.

Diet: Hedgehogs are insectivores, and as a result are essentially carnivorous like cats, as opposed to guinea pigs, rabbits, and most small rodents, which are generally vegetarian.

While people can benefit from large amounts of fruit (we're largely herbivorous), our dogs are closer to the carnivorous side of the spectrum, so they should consume smaller amounts of plant foods.

In Tasmania, you'll see the famed Tasmanian devil, a carnivorous marsupial with the appearance of a small, stocky dog.A tour highlight is a unique journey on the legendary Ghan Train.

These coral are carnivorous animals, known as polyps, which eat small sea creatures that float by, capturing them with stinging tentacles.

These corals are carnivorous, called polyps, and eat small creatures that float by, capturing them using their stinging tentacles.

Carnivorous plants actually capture small animal prey to gain many essential nutrients.

Eating Little Fish to Save Big Ones, eat smaller fish like anchovies instead of feeding them to carnivorous farmed fish like salmon.

Once there, however, the carnivorous and voracious toad preyed upon smaller native species and killed predators that fed upon it.