by Monica Hughes

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Consultant: Luis M. Chiappe, Ph.D. Director of the Dinosaur Institute Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Hughes, Monica. Swimming giants / by Monica Hughes. p. cm. — (I love reading. Dino world!) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-59716-542-6 (library binding) ISBN-10: 1-59716-542-5 (library binding) 1. Marine reptiles, Fossil—Juvenile literature. 2. Marine animals, Fossil—Juvenile literature. 3. Paleontology—Juvenile literature. I. Title.

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1415_SwimmingGiants_FINAL.indd 2 6/26/07 4:38:21 PM Contents Swimming giants ...... 4 Kronosaurus ...... 6 Placodus ...... 8 Elasmosaurus ...... 10 Nothosaurus ...... 12 Cryptoclidus...... 14 Ichthyosaurus ...... 16 Shonisaurus...... 18 Tylosaurus ...... 20

Glossary ...... 22 Index ...... 24 Read More ...... 24 Learn More Online ...... 24

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Many animals lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Some of these animals lived in water.

Ceresiosaurus (ser-ree-see-oh-SOR-uhss)

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1415_SwimmingGiants_FINAL.indd 4 6/13/07 12:12:59 PM Many of them had very sharp teeth. They used their teeth to catch fi sh and other animals. 5

1415_SwimmingGiants_FINAL.indd 5 6/13/07 12:13:01 PM Kronosaurus (kroh-noh-SOR-uhss)

This swimmer grew to about 30 feet (9 m) long. It was about the size of a power boat.

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1415_SwimmingGiants_FINAL.indd 6 6/13/07 12:13:03 PM Its teeth were as big as bananas. Kronosaurus ate squid and octopuses.

squid

octopus

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1415_SwimmingGiants_FINAL.indd 7 6/26/07 3:17:47 PM Index Cryptoclidus 14–15 Nothosaurus 12–13 Elasmosaurus 10–11 Placodus 8–9 Ichthyosaurus 16–17 Shonisaurus 18–19, 20 Kronosaurus 6–7 Tylosaurus 20–21

Read More Lessem, Don. Sea Taylor, Barbara. Oxford Giants of Dinosaur Time. First Book of Dinosaurs. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner New York: Oxford Publications (2005). University Press (2001).

Learn More Online To learn more about the world of dinosaurs, visit www.bearportpublishing.com/ILoveReading

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Amazing Dinosaur Facts

Dinosaur Babies Many animals lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Instead of Dinosaur Fossils roaming the land, however, Dinosaur Hunting some of these animals lived in water. Look inside to learn how Fighting Dinosaurs these swimming giants hunted and survived in the sea. Flying Giants

Really Big Dinosaurs and Other Giants

Swimming Giants

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