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DINOSAURS

DINOSAURS. By: Kelsey Barrow, Mary Kendig, and Corey Bradford. How did they get their names?. -Physical characteristics -Paleontologists -Greek and Latin . What makes a dino a dino?. Lived during Mesozoic era Upright Posture Bird-like or lizard-like hips Extra openings in the skull

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DINOSAURS

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  1. DINOSAURS By: Kelsey Barrow, Mary Kendig, and Corey Bradford

  2. How did they get their names? -Physical characteristics -Paleontologists -Greek and Latin

  3. What makes a dino a dino? • Lived during Mesozoic era • Upright Posture • Bird-like or lizard-like hips • Extra openings in the skull • Lived and moved on land

  4. WHEN? -Dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic period: 230,000,000 years ago. -There are more than 700 species of dinosaurs. -Extinct by the end of the Cretaceous period -Climate change due to volcanic eruption, large asteroid strike

  5. Can dinosaurs talk? -Dinosaurs communicate through sounds they make and movements -Sounds: bellows, grunts, moos, snarls, honks, roars, hisses, rumbles, snorts

  6. What did dinosaurs eat? -All dinosaurs were either meat or plant eaters -Four legged dinosaurs were plant eaters and two-legged dinos were meat eaters -Teeth could show what kind of eater the dinosaur was…Sharp saw-like teeth would show a meat eater, dull grinding teeth for plant eaters

  7. MORE… -Plant eaters were larger then meat eaters by far. -Meat eaters could be 7-8 tons and 45 feet long -Plant eaters could be 110 tons and up to 110 feet long!

  8. Content Standards: Life Science • Explore that humans and other animals have body parts that help to seek, find and take in food when they are hungry. (For example: sharp teeth, flat teeth, good nose, sharp vision…) • Investigate that animals eat plants and other animals for food… • Recognize that seasonal changes can influence the health, survival, or activities of organisms.

  9. Works Cited • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/ • http://content.scholastic.com/browse/searchHelp.jsp

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