Dimetrodon Permian Predator-Dinosaur Books for Young Readers

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Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Chapter 1: Appearance and Behavior 7
Chapter 2: Environment 10
Conclusion 13
Bonus Dinosaur Content 14
Introduction to Dinosaurs 15
Facts about Dinosaurs 17
Dinosaur Extinction 20
Dinosaur Fossils 22
Dinosaur Eggs 23
Dinosaur Names 24
Dinosaur Diet 29
Feathered Dinosaurs 31
Plant Eating Dinosaurs 32
The Weirdest Dinosaurs 34
The Deadliest Dinosaurs 36
Flying Dinosaurs 38
Kinds of Dinosaurs 41
The Biggest Dinosaurs 44
The Smallest Dinosaurs 46
Author Bio 47
Publisher 48

Introduction
Salutations young reader! Today we are going to embark on a journey
back to an age that began before the dinosaurs walked the earth. The
age I am referring to was an incredible age with incredible creatures.
These ancient animals lived nearly 300 million years ago and thrived
for about 50 million years. We humans have only been around for
about 60,000 years and we have only been using computers for about
75 years. The ancient animals of this age mysteriously became extinct
and disappeared from our earth, but left their fossilized remains behind.
Fossils have been discovered constantly in human history; the Chinese
thought they were dragon bones and Europeans thought they were the
bones of biblical monsters. Luckily, the scientific study of ancient
animals began in between 1815-1824 with the discovery of an
Iguanodon fossil. Since then ancient animals and dinosaurs have been
discovered all over the world. Their immense size, strange shapes, and
wonderful natures make them inherently worthy of interest. The study
of ancient animals requires depth of imagination, analytical skills, and
thought. The many unanswered questions about their lives, behavior,
and disappearance provoke the curious to seek answers and ask even
more questions. I hope this book fuels your imagination and makes you
want to learn even more about dinosaurs and the ancient animals which
preceded them. I hope you learn to appreciate the value of your study
and that you bring a spirit of openness and wonder on your journey
back to an ancient age that began before the age of the dinosaurs.
The animal we are going to study in this book is not technically a
dinosaur, but an animal that lived 40 million years before the dinosaurs
roamed the earth. That animal is the Dimetrodon. The Dimetrodon is
important to talk about because it is an early “mammal-like reptile.”
The Dimetrodon shared some features with dinosaurs in that it was
covered with scales and looks like a dinosaur in appearance. It is
related to mammals because of its skeletal features. We are going to
discuss the Dimetrodon’s mammalian characteristics, appearance,
behavior, and how this animal related to its environment. We know
what we know about the ancient animals from a variety of sources
including fossils, biology, and other scientific disciplines. Fossils are
the ancient remains of the dinosaurs, the most familiar being their
bones. Biological science is the study of life in general, but many scientists compare ancient animals to modern day animals to support
their theories. The Dimetrodon’s behavior is compared to that of
modern reptiles and mammals; though, because the Dimetrodon lived
such a long time ago, it is difficult to make conclusive claims about
how it behaved.