CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Dinosaur World 4 CHAPTER TWO Giants 12 CHAPTER THREE Fliers and Fighters 20 CHAPTER FOUR Hunters 26 CHAPTER FIVE Extinction 34 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
CHAPTER ONE DINOSAUR WORLD A massive Spinosaurus floats along an ancient river The 50 foot 15 m creature resembles a giant crocodile with a large sail on its back As it stalks its prey through the water the sail rises six feet 1 8 m above the surface A fish tries to dart away from the dinosaur The Spinosaurus uses its paddle like feet to lunge forward The fish disappears into the dinosaur's wide snout Spinosaurus is the largest known meat dinosaur eating