Dinosaurs  Before there were any people there were dinosaurs.  Dinosaurs were one of several kinds of prehistoric reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era the “Age of the Reptiles” million years ago!!  The name dinosaur comes from the term Dinosauria, which means terrible lizards.

Kinds of Dinosaurs

What do you think a Paleontologist is? A paleontologist is a scientist who studies paleontology, learning about the forms of life that existed in former geologic periods, mainly by studying fossils.

Fossils Fossils are the reason we have most of this information. For almost 200 years, paleontologists have been discovering fossils all over the world. They’ve identified more than 330 different kinds of dinosaur fossils, and find new fossils every year! These fossils can tell us how big an animal grew, what it ate, and even how it died.

Plant-Eaters  Most dinosaurs were plant-eaters like:  Triceratops  What do we call plant-eaters?  Herbivores

Meat-Eaters  Some were meat-eaters like:  T-Rex  What do we call meat-eaters?  Carnivores

Where are the dinosaurs now?  No one knows for sure what happened to the dinosaurs, but there are some theories: –Volcanoes –Asteroids –Climate changes –Diseases  What do you think happened?

Mark Hallett

James Gurney

Now that we know a little more about dinosaurs, let’s make our own!!!

What shapes are in your dinosaur?

What Colors were dinosaurs?  It is very difficult to figure out how the dinosaurs sounded, how they behaved, or what color they were.  What color do you think your dinosaur was?

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