CONTENTS ONE The End of the Age of the Dinosaurs 4 SIX Geckos 60 SEVEN Monitor Lizards 70 TWO Tuatara 18 THREE Turtles 28 EIGHT Chameleons 80 FOUR Crocodilians 40 NINE New Discoveries 90 FIVE Snakes 50 Essential Facts 100 Glossary 102 Additional Resources 104 Source Notes 106 Index 110 About the Author 112
CHAPTER ONE The End of the Age of the Dinosaurs Mansourasaurus shahinae walked slowly down the beach On one side of the dinosaur waves lapped the sand On the other side the coastal jungle stretched into the distance The dinosaur pulled a mouthful of leaves from the trees chewed and swallowed Paleontologist Sanaa Al Sayed works to preserve a fossil of Mansourasaurus shahinae The jungle provided the food M. shahinae needed to survive The dinosaur moved among the trees and other plants eating its fill From time to time it scanned the area The jungle that provided food
