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Primitive Animals. l. Are Dinosaurs and Birds Related?. l. ______________________________________________________________________. An answer you wouldn’t expect . Birds are actually the closest relatives to dinosaurs. i. Video. Tyrannosaurus Rex. The Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur. Facts.
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Are Dinosaurs and Birds Related? • l ______________________________________________________________________ An answer you wouldn’t expect.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex The Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur
Facts • It was the greatest predator of its time. • Carnivorous – it only ate meat. • Its arms were so tiny, scientists don’t know if they actually used them. • 40 ft. long!
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Sauropods The nicest, largest dinosaurs there were:
Facts • Vegetarian – it only ate plants/vegetables. • Traveled in herds of approximately 23 dinosaurs, or more, or less. • One of the most easily recognized dinosaurs. • Largest dinosaur.
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Maniraptors–Facts • Where feathers originated. • Flight evolved. • Backward pointing hip. • Most were omnivorous– they ate plants/vegetables and animals.
DodoBird– Facts • Died of natural causes. • Theory: It was difficult for this bird to travel due to its state of flight, making itself easy prey for larger animals, thus causing its extinction.
i • Vegetarian and/or Herbivorous • Only eats plants and vegetables. • Omnivorous • – Eats plants/vegetables and animals. • Carnivorous • – Only eats other animals.
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