Dangerous Dinosaurs
The dinosaurs were among the most successful animals ever to live on the Earth.
The word dinosaur comes from the Greek language and means ‘terrible lizard’.
The dinosaurs were among the most successful animals ever to live on the Earth.
The word dinosaur comes from the Greek language and means ‘terrible lizard’.
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 160 million years.
From the Triassic period around 230 million years ago through the Jurassic period and until the end of the Cretaceous period around 65 million years ago.
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 160 million years.
From the Triassic period around 230 million years ago through the Jurassic period and until the end of the Cretaceous period around 65 million years ago.
Did you know?
Birds that fill the world's skies today are living dinosaurs, reminders of a distant and strange past.
Did you know?
Birds that fill the world's skies today are living dinosaurs, reminders of a distant and strange past.
The most famous dinosaur of them all, is the Tyrannosaurus rex. T-rex was armed with jaws which remain the most powerful weapon nature has ever created.
Its thick, sharp teeth could rip almost 100kg of flesh off its victims in a single bone-crunching chomp!
The most famous dinosaur of them all, is the Tyrannosaurus rex. T-rex was armed with jaws which remain the most powerful weapon nature has ever created.
Its thick, sharp teeth could rip almost 100kg of flesh off its victims in a single bone-crunching chomp!
Velociraptor was a slender, lightly built carnivore. It was about two meters long and 0.62 meters tall at the hip, which is bigger than the size of the common chimpanzee.
Velociraptor was a slender, lightly built carnivore. It was about two meters long and 0.62 meters tall at the hip, which is bigger than the size of the common chimpanzee.
Argentinosaurus was a very large dinosaur.
It was an enormous, long-necked, long-tailed, quadrupedal, plant-eater from Argentina, South America during the Cretaceous period.
Argentinosaurus was a very large dinosaur.
It was an enormous, long-necked, long-tailed, quadrupedal, plant-eater from Argentina, South America during the Cretaceous period.
Did you know?
A paleontologist is a scientist who studies the fossilised remains of all kinds of organisms.
They look for fossils all over the world. They use special tools to carefully remove fossils from the surrounding rock. They note exactly where the fossils were found.
Did you know?
A paleontologist is a scientist who studies the fossilised remains of all kinds of organisms.
They look for fossils all over the world. They use special tools to carefully remove fossils from the surrounding rock. They note exactly where the fossils were found.
Did you know?
Only a tiny fraction of animals ever become fossilised. Fossils are rare since the conditions have to be right for them to form. Most dinosaur fossils have been found in North America.
Did you know?
Only a tiny fraction of animals ever become fossilised. Fossils are rare since the conditions have to be right for them to form. Most dinosaur fossils have been found in North America.
Which dinosaur mentioned in the text could rip 100kg of flesh?
Compsognathus
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Nanosaurus
Microcephale
True or false, the bird is a descendant of dinosaurs?
True
False
Which of these images shows the Velociraptor?
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Which of these is NOT a bird?
lark
robin
possum
plover
dove
"I am in deperate need of a new car. This one is a dinosaur" sighed Mr Fox.
What does that expression mean?
Mr Fox's car reminds him of Triceratops
Mr Fox's car is ugly and scary
Mr Fox's car is out of date and not very useful
Mr Fox's car is loud and powerful
What caused the extinction of dinosaurs?
A massive volcano
A massive asteroid
A massive fire
The ice age
A giant flood
What is the name for a scientist who studies the fossilised remains of all kinds of organisms?
detective
paramedic
paleontologist
psychologist
paediatrician
For how long did dinosaurs rule the earth?
about 4000 million years
about 160 million years
about 10 million years
about half a million years
about 1 billion years
One of the reasons birds survived where other dinosaurs did not is:
They had feathers so don't feel the cold.
They eat grains, fish, fruit, worms and insects.
Their eggs laid buried in volcanic dust
They were able to go without food for months.
Which continent does not have any birds?
Antartica
North America
Asia
Africa
They all support birds.
Roughly how many species of bird are there?
1,100
11,000
110,000
111,000
11
What part of the dinosaurs' body was buried in mud over millions of years?
The skin
The skeleton
The organs
The tail
The eyes
What turned their bones into stone?
Mineral water
Volcanic ash
Sand
Loads of mud
Sand and mud
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