What is an Anklyosaurus? A herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
Herbivore
100
During this period, all land on Earth existed as one enormous mass. It was called Pangaea. The supercontinent slowly began to break up during this Period.
Some reptiles, frogs, turtles and crocodiles existed earlier, but dinosaurs didn’t appear until late in this period.
What is the time period that is being described?
Triassic
100
This dinosaur measured over 40 meters long. This is as long as five double-decker buses. This dinosaur was related to the diplodocus.
What is the dinosaur being described?
Siesmosaurus
100
Scientists measure smartness by figuring out how big an animal compared to its body. This is called "encephalization quotient."
What is the smartest dinosaur that has been found so far?
Troodon
200
One theory of the reason behind dinosaurs extinction is...
An astroid impact
200
What is a Tyrannosaurus Rex? A herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
Carnivore
200
The supercontinent continued to break apart
Dinosaurs ruled the land and flourished during this period
Herbivores and carnivores increased in size; some of the largest dinosaurs emerged during this period
Birdlike dinosaurs first appeared
Flowering plants began to appear late in this period
This period also ended with an extinction, but it was not as extensive as the one in other periods. Only a few types of dinosaurs died out.
What is the time period being described?
Jurassic
200
This dinosaur weighed 80 tons. This is the equivalent of 17 African Elephants. This dinosaur was 16 meters tall and 26 meters long. This dinosaurs skeleton is the largest skeleton to be mounted in a museum.
What is the dinosaur being described?
Brachiosaurus
200
Scientists think that these dinosaurs ran up to 30 miles per hour for short distances.
What is the fastest dinosaur that has been found so far?
Coelophysis
300
What is a scientist who studies dinosaurs and fossils?
Paleontologist
300
What is a brontosaurus? A herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
Herbivore
300
Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Compsognathus, Diplodocus, Mamenchisaurus, and Stegosaurus lived during this time.
What is the time period?
Jurassic
300
This dinosaur was cunning and had determination and a wide array of vicious weapons. This dinosaur measured about 7 meters and was powerful, agile and an intelligent predator.
What is the dinosaur being described?
Utahraptor
300
Seismosaurus was 165 feet long. Arentinosaurus was the heaviest at 100 tons. The brachiosaurus was 39 feet high. Giganotosaurus was the largest hunting dinosaur, at 46 feet long and up to 8 tons.
What is the biggest type of dinosaurs?
Saurpods
400
Another theory behind why dinosaurs became extinct is...
Volcanic Activity
400
What is Dromaeosaurus? A herbivore, carnivore or omnivore.
Carnivore
400
These dinosaurs lived during this period, Coelophysis, Desmatosuchus, Eoraptor, Ichthyosaurs, Iguanadon, and Plateosaurus.
What is the time period being described?
Triassic
400
Although this creature is not a dinosaur, it is the largest plesiosaur. This plesiosuar were 46 feet long. Half of its length was due to the length of its neck. This plesiosaurs neck had 75 vertebrae in it. This plesiosaur had four long, paddle-like flippers, a tiny head, sharp teeth in strong jaws, and a pointed tail. This was a marine reptile.
What is the plesiosaur being described?
Elasmosaurus
400
It had a brain as big as a walnut in a body weighing nearly two tons!
What is the least smart dinosaur?
Stegosaurus
500
What are the three different time periods associated with dinosaurs?
Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous
500
What is a Gallimimus? A herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
Omnivore
500
Ankylosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Hadrosaurus, Megaraptor, Orinthomimus, Seismosaurus, Triceratops, Troodon, Tyrannosaurus Rex all lived during this period.
What is this time period?
Cretaceous
500
This dinosaur was named in 1824 by Reverend William Buckland. This dinosaur means "great lizard" and it was the first dinosaur to be named. This dinosaur was 9 meters long and 3 meters tall.
What is the dinosaur being described?
Megalosaurus
500
What is a dinosaur?
A creature that lived on land during the Triassic, Jurassic, or Cretaceous period.