Body Fossils: anatomical components of an organism preserved in rock
Biomechanics: analysis of the action of forces (physical and physiological) on an organisms movement
Comparative Morphology: study of and comparison of body (& component structure) forms among animal groups
Diagenisis: chemical alteration of fossils
Dinosaur: Mesozoic terrestrial animal with an erect gait
Functional Morphology: study of the form of body parts based upon their operative purpose
Iguanodon: ornithopod dinosaur of medium to large size, existing from the late Jurassic through the end of the Cretaceous
Mesozoic: geological era (250-65mya), includes the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
Morphological: pertaining to the physical shape, form and structure of an organism
Ornithichian: bird-like (hip structure)
Palaeoenvironmental: pertaining to the ancient physical and ecological characteristics of an area
Palaeontology: study of fossil organisms
Saurapod: Large herbivorous saurischian dinosaurs
Taphonomic: pertaining to the biological, physical, and chemical processes affecting an organism after its death
Taxonomic: pertaining to the classification of organisms in to categories based on common characteristics
Tetrapod: vertebrates with four limbs
Trace Fossils: geologically preserved evidence of and organism's activities