antisubmarine rocket
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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antisubmarine rocket ASROC a nuclear depth charge or homing torpedo that is launched from a surface ship.
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On the presence of Allosaurus fragilis (Theropoda: Carnosauria) in the Upper Jurassic of Portugal: First evidence of an intercontinental dinosaur species
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; The species Allosaurus fragilis, from the Morrison Formation...Upper Jurassic, Dinosauria, Theropoda, Allosaurus, Palaeobiogeography. O. C. Marsh (1877) named the type species Allosaurus fragilis from fragmentary remains from...
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Allosaurus as a Jurassic headbanger.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 11/11/2000; ; 630 words
; ...Consider a carnivorous dinosaur such as Allosaurus fragilis attacking and feeding on its...The finding provides insight into Allosaurus' method of subduing its prey, says...analysis. To study the skull and jaw of Allosaurus, Rayfield took advantage of the same...
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Allosaurus fossil found in northeastern Thailand
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 12/18/2007; 411 words
; Allosaurus fossil found in northeastern Thailand...various dinosaurs, among them those of allosaurus, the biggest-sized carnivorous dinosaur...Nakhon Ratchasima Province uncovered allosaurus, iguanodon, duckbilled dinosaur and...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Fossil hunters: Jurassic national park. (rare allosaurus unearthed in Wyoming)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/26/1991; 700+ words
; ...Much the same applies to dinosaurs. An allosaurus unearthed near Greybull, Wyoming this...shenanigans of its discoverers. Although allosaurus skeletons are relatively common in museums...post-mortem mishaps. The Greybull allosaurus, encased in the sands of what once...
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Was Allosaurus the biggest predator?(history of dinosaurs)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 12/1/2006; ; 583 words
; Allosaurus (AL-uh-SAW-rus) was one of the biggest meat eaters. It lived about 145 million...Giganotosaurus, which was its close relative. Both of these dinosaurs were bigger than Allosaurus. Dakota Harkess, Age 8 Colorado
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Could Allosaurus kill T. rex?(Dino Don's Dinosaur Days)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 3/1/1998; 358 words
; Tyrannosaurus rex was bigger, stronger, and probably smarter than Allosaurus. But they didn't live at the same time, so they never met.
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'allo allosaurus, the BBC's greatest live show on earth
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 11/12/2008; ; 468 words
; ...arena for five nights from 5-9 August followed by six nights at Wembley Arena from 26-31 August. The cast includes an allosaurus, a torosaurus and a utahraptor. The largest, the brachiosaurus, is 36 feet tall and 56 feet from nose to tail. Top billing...
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BOOK TO TELL STORY OF BIG AL THE ALLOSAURUS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/30/2009; 511 words
; ...Young readers can learn all about Big Al, the most complete dinosaur ever found in Wyoming, by reading a new book about this Allosaurus who roamed Wyoming 145 million years ago. "The Story of Big Al: Saving a Dinosaur for the Future" is an illustrated 71...
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Hornblower almost too good to be true: ; 'Allosaurus' offers animated view of reptile's existence
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 4/7/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...translate well to television. - It's hard to say too much about the terrific lifelike special effects animation used to make "Allosaurus: Walking with Dinosaurs" (9 p.m., Sunday, Discovery). The film speculates on the short life and violent death of...
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 "Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)")
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When dinosaurs roamed.(Science)
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin); 9/26/2003; 700+ words
; ...United States. Some of those dinosaurs ate meat. Other ones ate plants. Allosaurus Allosaurus (al-oh-SOR-uhs) was a carnivore. Carnivores eat meat. Allosaurus stood on two legs. It had two arms. Each arm had three claws. This dinosaur...
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Allosaurus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Allosaurus late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur of the W United States. Specimens of 30 to 40 ft (9 to 12 m) have been found. It had stong...
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Jurassic
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Jurassic Central period of the Mesozoic era, lasting from 213 to 144 million years ago. In this period there were saurischian and ornithischian dinosaurs , such as Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and archaeopteryx . Primitive mammals had begun to evolve.
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dinosaur
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...million years ago. For example, the discovery of a 130-million-year-old African dinosaur similar to the North American Allosaurus suggests that the African plate was connected to the northern continents (Laurasia) longer than had been believed previously...
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Africa
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...flourished on Earth. It was during the Jurassic that flowers made their first appearance, and dinosaurs like the carnivorous Allosaurus and plant eating Stegasaurus lived. Geologically, Africa is 3.8 billion years old, which means that in its present form...
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Brooks, Avery 1948–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...Pop Goes the Fourth, Arts and Entertainment, 2000. Narrator of American version, The Ballad of Big Al (also known as Allosaurus: A "Walking with Dinosaurs " Special ), The Discovery Channel and BBC, 2001. Narrator, Land of the Mammoth (animated...
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