Tyrannosaurus Rex
What did T-Rex eat?
Meat, because they were Carnivores!
What did Brachiosaurus' eat?
Plants, they were Herbivores!
True or False: The Archaeopteryx had feathers and wings.
True!
What do Paleontologists think MOST dinosaurs had, scales or feathers?
Scales, while some dinosaurs had feathers, MOST of them had scales.
What is a fossil?
Old bones or imprints from the past!
What modern-day automobile is a similar length to the T-Rex?
A school bus!
What was special about the Brachiosaurus' neck?
It was super long!
What modern-day animal was the Archaeopteryx most like?
True or False: Only flying dinosaurs had feathers.
False, Paleontologists believe that many non-flying dinosaurs had feathers too!
How are fossils made?
When a creature's body is preserved by the elements around it, fusing the bone with the sediment to turn the bone into stone.
What is thought to have been the T-Rex's greatest weakness?
They had small, human-sized arms on a massive body!
How tall was the Brachiosaurus?
As tall as a semi-truck is long!
True or False: Archaeopteryx had teeth.
True, unlike modern birds, the Archaeopteryx had teeth!
Do birds count as dinosaurs?
Yes, kind of, most of our modern-day birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs from the past!
True!
Which of the following modern-day animals are thought to be the most similar to the T-Rex?
-Chickens
-Alligators
-House Cats
All of them! T-Rex are thought to be similar to Chickens because of their hip bones, Alligators because of the vents behind their heads, and House Cats because of their sense of smell!
Which modern-day animal is the most similar to the Brachiosaurus?
-Dogs
-Giraffes
-Monkeys
Giraffes, because of their long necks and how tall they are!
True or False: Archaeopteryx were some of the largest dinosaurs of their time.
False, Archaeopteryx was one of the smaller dinosaurs of its time.
How do Paleontologists know that some dinosaurs have feathers?
Similar to modern-day birds, some bone fossils have been found to have little indentations where the feathers used to connect to the bone. Plus, we have impression fossils of feathers on some dinosaurs!
What is the fossil of poo called?
Coprolite!