Dinos in Media
What is the name of the dinosaur in the Good Dinosaur?
Arlo
What does “dinosaur” mean?
Terrible lizard
What did most dinosaurs snack on?
Plants
Did all dinosaurs exist at the same time?
No
Are fossils bones?
No, in most cases, a fossilized bone is actually a rock made out of minerals, with no trace of the original bone material
What dinosaur book became a popular movie in 1993?
Jurassic Park
What is a person who studies fossils and prehistoric life called?
Paleontologist
How long was a T-Rex?
About 46 feet
What is the longest a dinosaur could live?
100 years old
What are fossils made out of?
Mostly rocks and minerals
What video game has a green dinosaur named Yoshi?
Super Mario
What’s the most amount of money fossils have been sold for?
$8.3 million
What state was a mostly intact T-Rex skeleton found in?
South Dakota?
Did humans and dinosaurs ever live at the same time?
No
What fossils do paleontologists look at to figure out what dinosaurs ate?
Their jaws
What movie where exhibits came to life shows dinosaur skeletons coming alive at night?
Night at the Museum
How many horns does a triceratops have?
3
What type of animals were dinosaur?
Reptiles
When were dinosaur fossils first found?
In the early 1800’s
Can dinosaur eggs be fossils?
Yes
What NBA team is named after a dinosaur?
Toronto Raptors
Which dinosaurs name means “Tyrant Lizard”?
Tyrannosaurus
What does Spinosaurus mean?
Spiny Lizard
How long were dinosaurs on earth?
more than 150 million years
What can fossilized footprints tell us?
How dinosaurs moved and what their behaviors we