How do scientist know that the footprints they found came from dinosaurs?
The footprints were found next to dinosaur fossils and the fossil bones of dinosaurs fit inside the footprints.
How can you tell if someone was walking or running just by looking at their footprints?
The stride or steps between a runners footprints is longer that the stride/steps between a walkers footprints.
What can you do to figure out if you can run faster than a dinosaur?
You can spread out a dinosaurs footprints on the floor with his stride/steps length. Then you can run next to the footprints and record how far your steps reached.
What is a fossil?
A fossil is the remains or a sign of a plant or animal that lived a long, long time ago
What is palentologist?
is a scientist who studies fossils to learn about plants and animals that lived a long, long time ago.