Zusammenfassung
Vor 145 Millionen Jahren bebte der Boden des heutigen amerikanischen Westens unter den Fußtritten der größten Tiere, die sich jemals auf dem Festland bewegten — und zu recht erhielten diese Riesen, die anderthalbmal so lang wie ein Blauwal und dreimal so hoch wie eine Giraffe waren, so bezeichnende Namen wie «Donnerechse», «Superechse», «Ultraechse» und «Erdbebenechse».
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Lessem, D. (1994). Im Reich der Riesensaurier. In: Dinosaurierforscher. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6177-9_8
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