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Dinosaurs
Famous dinosaurs and what made each one special.
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- Tyrannosaurus rexDinosaurA giant meat-eater with a huge head and tiny armsSay: tie-RAN-oh-SORE-us
- TriceratopsDinosaurA plant-eater with three horns and a bony frillSay: try-SER-uh-tops
- StegosaurusDinosaurA plant-eater with plates on its back and spikes on its tail
- VelociraptorDinosaurA small, fast, feathered hunter about the size of a turkey
- BrachiosaurusDinosaurA tall plant-eater with a long neck and front legs longer than back legs
- DiplodocusDinosaurA very long dinosaur with a whip-like tail
- AnkylosaurusDinosaurA plant-eater with armor and a clubbed tail
- SpinosaurusDinosaurA huge meat-eater with a sail on its back that hunted fish
- AllosaurusDinosaurA big meat-eater that lived before T. rex
- ParasaurolophusDinosaurA duck-billed dinosaur with a long hollow crest
- PachycephalosaurusDinosaurA dinosaur with a thick, domed skull
- IguanodonDinosaurA plant-eater with thumb spikes
- CompsognathusDinosaurA tiny meat-eater about the size of a chicken
- ApatosaurusDinosaurA giant long-necked plant-eater once called Brontosaurus
- ArgentinosaurusDinosaurOne of the largest dinosaurs ever found, from Argentina
- GiganotosaurusDinosaurA giant meat-eater from South America
- ArchaeopteryxDinosaurA feathered animal that links dinosaurs and birds
- CarnotaurusDinosaurA meat-eater with horns above its eyes
- DilophosaurusDinosaurA meat-eater with two crests on its head
- GallimimusDinosaurA fast, ostrich-like dinosaur
- MaiasauraDinosaurA duck-billed dinosaur called 'good mother lizard' that cared for its young
- ProtoceratopsDinosaurA small horned relative of Triceratops
- StyracosaurusDinosaurA dinosaur with a frill of long spikes
- TherizinosaurusDinosaurA dinosaur with enormous claws
- UtahraptorDinosaurA big raptor with a large sickle claw
- OviraptorDinosaurA feathered dinosaur with a toothless beak
- HerrerasaurusDinosaurOne of the earliest known dinosaurs
- PlateosaurusDinosaurAn early long-necked plant-eater
- CoelophysisDinosaurA slim, fast early meat-eater
- EdmontosaurusDinosaurA large duck-billed plant-eater
- CamarasaurusDinosaurA big long-necked plant-eater with a boxy head
- BaryonyxDinosaurA fish-eating dinosaur with a long snout and big claws
- DeinonychusDinosaurA clawed hunter that helped show dinosaurs were like birds
- MamenchisaurusDinosaurA dinosaur with one of the longest necks
- KentrosaurusDinosaurA spiky cousin of Stegosaurus
- CeratosaurusDinosaurA meat-eater with a horn on its nose
- What is a fossil?DinosaurThe remains or print of a plant or animal preserved in rock
- What is a paleontologist?DinosaurA scientist who studies fossils and ancient life
- HerbivoreDinosaurAn animal that eats only plants
- CarnivoreDinosaurAn animal that eats meat
- OmnivoreDinosaurAn animal that eats both plants and meat
- Mesozoic EraDinosaurThe time of the dinosaurs
- Triassic PeriodDinosaurThe first of the three dinosaur periods
- Jurassic PeriodDinosaurThe middle dinosaur period, with giants like Diplodocus
- Cretaceous PeriodDinosaurThe last dinosaur period, home of T. rex and Triceratops
- Did dinosaurs live with people?DinosaurNo, dinosaurs died out about 66 million years ago
- What are dinosaurs' living relatives?DinosaurBirds
- What probably ended the age of the dinosaurs?DinosaurA huge asteroid hit the Earth and changed the climate
- Dinosaur eggsDinosaurDinosaurs laid eggs, like birds and reptiles
- CoproliteDinosaurFossilized dinosaur dung that tells us what they ate
- Dinosaur footprintsDinosaurFossil tracks show how dinosaurs walked
- What does 'dinosaur' mean?DinosaurTerrible lizard
- PterosaursDinosaurFlying reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but were not dinosaurs
- PteranodonDinosaurA flying reptile with a long head crest
- PlesiosaursDinosaurSea reptiles with long necks; not dinosaurs
- MosasaurusDinosaurA giant sea reptile that lived near the end of the dinosaur age
- IchthyosaurusDinosaurA dolphin-shaped sea reptile
- MammothDinosaurA woolly elephant relative from the Ice Age, long after the dinosaurs
- Sabertooth catDinosaurAn Ice Age cat with long fangs, not a dinosaur
- DimetrodonDinosaurA sail-backed animal that lived before dinosaurs
- QuetzalcoatlusDinosaurOne of the biggest flying animals ever, a pterosaur
- SauropodDinosaurA giant long-necked plant-eating dinosaur
- TheropodDinosaurA two-legged dinosaur group that includes T. rex and birds
- OrnithopodDinosaurA group of plant-eaters like Iguanodon and duck-bills
- CeratopsianDinosaurA horned and frilled dinosaur group such as Triceratops
- Where was the first T. rex 'Sue' found?DinosaurSouth Dakota, in the United States
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