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Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs. By: Bridget DeLaurentis & Katie Colletti . Do you know where Dinosaurs came from???. The word Dinosaur comes from the Greek language and it means “terrible lizard”. The First Dinosaurs evolved in the middle to late Triassic period.

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Dinosaurs

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  1. Dinosaurs By: Bridget DeLaurentis & Katie Colletti

  2. Do you know where Dinosaurs came from??? • The word Dinosaur comes from the Greek language and it means “terrible lizard”. • The First Dinosaurs evolved in the middle to late Triassic period. • Dinosaurs lived on earth until 65 million years ago when mass extinction occurred. • The only dinosaurs we know about are the ones that left fossil remains. • A person that studies dinosaurs in known as a Palentologist.

  3. Tyrannosaurus Rex • The abbreviation for Tyrannosaurus Rex is T-Rex. • The T-Rex lived in the area of the Earth that now makes up western north America. • T-Rex walked on two legs. • The T-Rex had very small arms, but they were extremley powerful. • They lived around 66 million years ago. • The skull of a T-Rex measured up to five feet long!

  4. Is this what you pictured a T-Rex to look like??

  5. Spinosaurus • The name Spinosaurus means “spine lizard” • The first fossils of the Spinosaurus were found in Egypt around 1910. • The Spinosaurus was larger than the T-Rex. • The Spinosaurus had a long thin skull. • The Spinosaurus had a spine that grew over five feet tall!

  6. Can you imagine having a spine five feet tall??

  7. Carnotaurus • Carnotaurus means “meat eating bull”. • Carnotaurus lived around 66 million years ago. • Carnotaurus lived in an area of south America. • Unlike other dinosaurs, Carnoraurus’ eyes faced forward. • Carnotaurus had very small arms and fingers that did not move.

  8. Can you find the eyes that face forward??

  9. Velociraptor • Velociraptor means “swift seizer”. • Velociraptor lived around 73 million years ago. • The Velociraptors were around the size of a turkey. A fully grown one was 6 feet in length and weighted up to 33 pounds. • The first Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.

  10. Can you believe this only weighs 33 pounds??

  11. Time to watch a Dinosaur video!! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JULG6mO9mWI

  12. Question time! • How do you think some Dinosaurs stayed alive??

  13. Resources • http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaurbasics/a/dinosaur-facts.htm • http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/dinosaurs.html • http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/dinosaurs/velociraptor.html

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