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When hunters become the hunted, they need to adapt or die. To survive, Microraptor took to the skies and became a flying dinosaur, but what happened next? You can find out. TV scientist Professor Ben Garrod is proud to be a geek as he mixes top level science and humour to prove that science is for everyone.

Covered in armoured plates and sharp spikes, weighing more than an elephant, and swinging a deadly tail club capable of smashing through bone, Ankylosaurus is an Ultimate Dinosaur. But one we know very little about. Why have so few of their skeletons been found? Could they really have used their tails to take down an attacking Tyrannosaurus rex? Find out about this indestructible dinosaur.

Wunderschönes Sachhörbuch für die ganze Familie. Vom versteinerten Stromatolith über die gepanzerten Knochenplatten eines Stegosaurus bis zum bekanntesten aller Dinosaurier Tyrannosaurus – Zahlreiche Fossilien von Tieren, Steinen und Pflanzen sind in diesem klangvollen Dinosaurierhörbuch vereint! Spannende Fakten und zauberhafte Klänge bringen den Hörer auf eine atemberaubende Reise durch die Vergangenheit.

Die besten GEOLINO-Abenteuer: acht Sach-Hörspiele zum Hören! In acht spannenden Hörspielen führt Wissensexperte Wigald Boning durch die beliebtesten Themen: Die spannende Welt der Tiere – Vom Einzeller zum Elefanten, Das alte Rom – Von Göttern und Gladiatoren, Versunkene Welten – Der Geschichte auf der Spur, Dinosaurier – Die Geschichte der Urzeit-Giganten, Dschungel-Geheimnisse – Entdeckungen in den Tiefen der Urwälder, Burgen, Ritter & Legenden – Auf Zeitreise ins Mittelalter, Das Universum – Abenteuerreise zu den Sternen.

Für Dino-Fans und Rad-Freaks. Velociraptoren? Das waren doch sehr schnelle Dinos, oder? Der Erzähler, ein Schriftsteller mit eingerostetem Fabuliertalent und großer Fahrradleidenschaft, staunt nicht schlecht, als plötzlich so ein gefiedertes Urzeitreptil vor ihm steht. Die neugierige Velociraptorin will nämlich noch schneller werden: Sie möchte von ihm das Radfahren lernen. Und so beginnen die beiden eine Reise durchs Alphabet, von A wie "Aufpumpen" bis Z wie "Ziel", und lernen ganz nebenbei die wichtigsten Begriffe, Regeln und Tipps rund ums Fahrradfahren.

A long time ago, longer than you can imagine, the earth was full of dinosaurs. They flew in the air, swam in the water, dug underground and walked on the ground. They were everywhere. They could be taller than skyscrapers or smaller than a dog. They came in all shapes and sizes, just like humans! "Discover Dinosaurs" invites children on an educational journey among ancient lizards that today may seem unreal. But if you look carefully among today's animals, you can see the origins of dinosaurs in lizards and birds!

Did you know that you have a little bit of dinosaur in you? And it’s your brother’s fault. That egg fight meant there were only two eggs left and one of them had a carbon atom that used to be in the bones of a Spinosaurus. This humorous story follows a carbon atom as it journeys from dry bones to your spinal column–and beyond!

Did you know that you have a little bit of dinosaur in you? And it’s your cousin’s fault. She dared you to pitch a peanut high in the air and catch it in your mouth. You didn’t know it had a nitrogen atom that used to be in the egg of a Hadrosaurus. This humorous story follows a nitrogen atom as it journeys from dry bones to your skull–and beyond!

Diese Hörspielreihe basiert auf den Themen der erfolgreichen WAS IST WAS-Bände. Das bereits aus dem TV bekannte Trio Theo, Tess und Quentin lädt auf abenteuerliche Wissensreisen ein und stößt dabei auf viele interessante Fakten. Mit Humor und Sachverständnis wird so jedes Thema zum puren Hörvergnügen. Eine gewaltige Katastrophe hat die Dinos für immer ausgelöscht. Doch sie sind nicht die einzigen Lebewesen, die von der Erde verschwanden. Während viele Tierarten aussterben, entwickeln sich neue Arten.

Dinosaurier waren beeindruckende und Furcht einflößende Tiere, die wir heute nur noch durch Fossilien kennen. Doch was sind Fossilien und wie entstehen sie? Wann lebten Brachiosaurus, Spinosaurus und Triceratops? Welcher war der größte Flugsaurier? Und wer stand auf dem Speiseplan des gewaltigen Tyrannosaurus rex? Finde Antworten auf diese und viele weitere spannende Fragen. Erfahre außerdem, warum die Dinosaurier vor rund 66 Millionen Jahren plötzlich ausstarben und wo du heute noch auf echte Dinosaurier treffen kannst.

Though the first dinosaur fossils were uncovered in the early 1800s, we are still learning a lot about these incredible creatures that lived long ago.

Written for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, this book introduces the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals inhabited Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls six feet long, stood twenty-two feet high at the shoulder, and were twice as heavy as the largest elephant ever recorded, tipping the scales at 44,100 pounds. Fortunately, the big brutes were vegetarians. Donald R. Prothero tells their story, from their discovery just a century ago to the latest research.

Tyrannosaurus was the fiercest meat-eating dinosaur. It was “king of the tyrant lizards,” with 50 sharp, jagged teeth!

Scientists are not quite sure what colors the dinosaurs were. They can only guess that the dinosaurs may have been colored to match their surroundings, just as most animals are today.

Did the Earth become too cold for the dinosaurs? Maybe prehistoric mammals took the dinosaur eggs from the nests.

Did you know that Pteranodon was not a dinosaur? Pteranodon belongs to a special group of flying reptiles called pterosaurs.

Triceratops means “three-horned face.” This massive dinosaur had a parrot-like hard beak and a bony frill around its head. Triceratops had a horn above each eye and another horn on its nose. These horns were used to protect it from other meat-eating dinosaurs.

If you love to learn about dinosaurs, you might want to consider becoming a paleontologist. A paleontologist studies the remains of prehistoric life. They study why fossils form and why the animals and plants lived where they did.

Kids will learn about two small dinosaurs in this fun, fact-filled audiobook. Compsognathus was only two feet long—about the size of a chicken.

Stegosaurus means “roofed lizard.” This plant-eating dinosaur was about the size of a school bus and had two rows of bony plates along its back.