Kinds of dinos
Time Line
Fossils
100

They have a large bony frill, three horns on the skull, and a large four-legged body.

Triceratops 

100

What is the human era called?

Cenizoic
100

What are fossils?

Fossils are traces of ancient life forms from the past.

200

I am the most famous dino. 

What is T-Rex

200

What is the era 66 million years before the humans. 

Cretaceous

200
What are scientists that study fossils called?

paleontologists

300

Also known as the armored dino, or tank dinosaurs, the members of this family were built like tanks. Their squat bodies are covered with defensive armor plates and spikes formed from bony growths developed in the skin. Without this protection, these herbivores would have been at the mercy of much swifter and sometimes bigger carnivores.

Ankylosaurs 

300

Name two dinos from the Cretaceous. 

T-Rex, stegosaurs, Brachiosaurus, allosaurs, etc 

300

What are archeologists?

Archeologists look at old things and places to investigate how people lived in the past

400

It is a herbivore that lived around the Jurassic period, characterized by the kite shaped spikes along their back and tail.

Stegosaurs 

400

What is the era 145 million years ago from the humans?

Jurassic 

400

Name three thing that can make fossils?

plants, trees, mud, foot prints, animals, etc

500

•The most displayed dinosaur in museums. The name means “double beam.” This name comes from a special feature of its tail bones. Belongs to a group of enormous dinosaurs called sauropods. The sauropods were large, plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks, massive bodies, and four pillar like legs to support the body.


Diplodocus 

500

What is the era 252 million years before the humans?

Paleozoic 

500

What is the difference between archeologists and paleontologists?

Paleontology is the scientific study of fossils to learn about the history of non-human life on Earth. Archaeology is the scientific study of human-made artifacts and structures to learn about ancient people and cultures.

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