Internal anatomyExternal anatomyCeratopsian hornsAnkylosaur scutesStegosaur platesSome armoured dinosaursThree major groups of plant-eating dinosaurs were well equipped to defend themselves – some…
Internal anatomyExternal anatomyTeeth for rakingTeeth for combingPillarlike legsProsauropodsThe biggest land animals to have lived on Earth were the sauropods, which means “lizard feet”. These…
(Encyclopedia) Louis, SéraphineLouis, Séraphinesāräfēnˈ lwē [key], 1894–1934, French neoprimitive painter. Louis was a shepherdess and kitchen helper who taught herself to paint. Her powerful floral…
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(Encyclopedia) physiologyphysiologyfĭzēŏlˈəjē [key], study of the normal functioning of animals and plants during life and of the activities by which life is maintained and transmitted. It is based…
(Encyclopedia) Netter, Frank Henry, 1906–1991, American physician and medical illustrator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended City College as well as the National Academy of Design and Art Students League…
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(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Ross Granville, 1870–1959, American biologist and anatomist, b. Germantown, Pa., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1894. He went to Yale as professor of comparative anatomy in 1907 and…
(Encyclopedia) Gegenbaur, KarlGegenbaur, Karlkärl gāˈgənbour [key], 1826–1903, German anatomist. A professor at the universities of Jena (1855–73) and Heidelberg (1873–1901), he was influential as a…
(Encyclopedia) Fibiger, JohannesFibiger, Johannesyôhäˈnəs fēˈbēgər [key], 1867–1928, Danish pathologist and physician. He served as professor of pathological anatomy at the Univ. of Copenhagen. For…
