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More Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
More dinosaurs, Ice Age animals and how scientists learn about them.
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- SauroposeidonName or questionOne of the tallest dinosaurs, with a very long neck
- AmargasaurusName or questionA sauropod with two rows of tall spines on its neck
- DreadnoughtusName or questionA giant sauropod found in Argentina
- PatagotitanName or questionOne of the biggest dinosaurs known, from Patagonia
- SaltasaurusName or questionA sauropod with bony armor on its back
- StegocerasName or questionA small dome-headed dinosaur
- CorythosaurusName or questionA duck-billed dinosaur with a rounded crest
- LambeosaurusName or questionA duck-billed dinosaur with a hatchet-shaped crest
- HadrosaurusName or questionThe first dinosaur skeleton found in North America
- TenontosaurusName or questionA plant-eater that was prey for Deinonychus
- PsittacosaurusName or questionA small dinosaur with a parrot-like beak
- Triceratops horn countName or questionThree horns: two long over the eyes and one short on the nose
- PentaceratopsName or questionA horned dinosaur with a huge frill
- TorosaurusName or questionA relative of Triceratops with a very long frill
- CentrosaurusName or questionA horned dinosaur that lived in herds
- NodosaurusName or questionAn armored dinosaur with no tail club
- EuoplocephalusName or questionAn armored dinosaur with a tail club
- MinmiName or questionA small armored dinosaur from Australia
- ScutellosaurusName or questionA tiny early armored dinosaur
- TroodonName or questionA smart-looking dinosaur with large eyes
- Oviraptor nameName or questionEgg thief, a name later found to be unfair
- MicroraptorName or questionA tiny feathered dinosaur with four wings
- SinosauropteryxName or questionOne of the first feathered dinosaurs found in China
- YutyrannusName or questionA big feathered tyrannosaur
- AlbertosaurusName or questionA tyrannosaur from Canada
- GorgosaurusName or questionA tyrannosaur with a slimmer build
- TarbosaurusName or questionAn Asian relative of T. rex
- AcrocanthosaurusName or questionA big meat-eater with a ridge on its back
- MegalosaurusName or questionThe first dinosaur ever given a scientific name (1824)
- Iguanodon discoveryName or questionOne of the first dinosaurs scientists identified
- EoraptorName or questionA small early dinosaur from Argentina
- LiliensternusName or questionAn early meat-eater with a crest
- CryolophosaurusName or questionA dinosaur from Antarctica with a head crest
- LeaellynasauraName or questionA small dinosaur found in Australia that lived in dim polar light
- DracorexName or questionA dome-headed dinosaur with spikes; the name means dragon king
- Pteranodon wingspanName or questionAbout 20 feet or more across
- Wooly mammothName or questionAn Ice Age elephant relative with long tusks and shaggy fur
- MastodonName or questionAn elephant relative of North America with a lower, longer body
- SmilodonName or questionThe sabertooth cat with long upper fangs
- Woolly rhinocerosName or questionAn Ice Age rhino with thick hair
- Giant ground slothName or questionA huge sloth of the Ice Age
- GlyptodonName or questionA giant armored mammal like a huge armadillo
- Megalodon timelineName or questionLived millions of years after the dinosaurs ended
- Dire wolfName or questionA big Ice Age wolf
- Terror birdName or questionA large flightless bird that hunted in South America
- Irish elkName or questionA giant deer with very wide antlers
- La Brea Tar PitsName or questionTar pits in Los Angeles where many Ice Age animals were found
- Ice AgeName or questionA time when ice sheets covered much of the Earth
- ExtinctName or questionNo longer alive anywhere
- EndangeredName or questionAt risk of becoming extinct
- Fossil recordName or questionThe history of life shown by fossils
- AmberName or questionHardened tree resin that can trap insects for millions of years
- Footprint fossilName or questionA track left in mud that turned to stone
- Bone bedName or questionA place with many fossil bones together
- ExcavationName or questionCarefully digging up fossils
- Mounted skeletonName or questionA fossil skeleton put together for a museum
- CastName or questionA copy of a fossil bone
- Where was Sue found?Name or questionSouth Dakota, in 1990
- Where is the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History?Name or questionWashington, D.C.
- Fossil formationName or questionMinerals slowly replace the bone or shell until it becomes stone
- What is a trace fossil?Name or questionA sign of life like a footprint, rather than a body
- What do we call plant-eating dinosaurs?Name or questionHerbivores
- What do we call meat-eating dinosaurs?Name or questionCarnivores
- How do we know the colors of some dinosaurs?Name or questionScientists study tiny structures in fossil feathers
- Did all dinosaurs roar?Name or questionNo one knows; some may have made low booms like birds and crocodiles
- Are birds dinosaurs?Name or questionYes, birds are living dinosaurs
- Largest known meat-eating dinosaur, often saidName or questionSpinosaurus
- What dinosaurs were the biggest overall?Name or questionGiant long-necked sauropods
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