Triceratops and the enemy in the air. Triceratops battles the toothless pterosaur.

Author: (Japanese) Mizoguchi Sanohiro
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: When it comes to pterosaurs, most people probably first think of Pterodaustro. Pterodaustro lived along the coast of North America during the Cretaceous period, lived in groups, and primarily fed on fish. Imagine the breathtaking sight of a large flock of Pterodaustro flying through the sky! As for the color of Pterodaustro's skin, it remains unconfirmed to this day. In this book, the author can only rely on personal imagination to paint the hatching and nurturing pterosaurs in bright colors. Many animals in their breeding season tend to display their vibrant colors to attract mates while warning other animals and same-sex individuals to stay away.
When it comes to Oviraptor, it is often referred to as the "egg-stealing thief." In an unearthed hadrosaur nesting site fossil, researchers discovered an Oviraptor fossil clutching a hadrosaur egg, which is how Oviraptor got its name. However, recent studies show that the egg the Oviraptor fossil was clutching was actually its own. Some believe that Oviraptor might have been buried by a sandstorm during the hatching process, forming the fossil we see today. Calling it the "egg-stealing thief" might be quite unfair to it.