Keaunna Knox 2nd Grade Special Day Class- Learning Disabled DinoMania

Dinosaur Defined NOUN: Di-no-saur Any of various extinct, often gigantic, carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the orders Saurischia and Ornithischia that were chiefly terrestrial and existed during the Mesozoic Era.

Dinosauria Defined The term Dinosauria (Greek, “terrible lizards”) was coined by the British comparative anatomist Richard Owen in 1842 to represent three partly known, impressively large fossil reptiles from the English countryside: the carnivore Megalosaurus, the duckbilled Iguanodon, and the armored Hylaeosaurus.carnivore

ETYMOLOGY New Latin D nosauria group name,from D nosaurus former genus name : Greek deinos, monstrous + Greek sauros, lizard

Some Dinosaurs Named for Unusual Head Features Dinosaur Dinosaur Dilophosaurus Feature Two-ridged lizard Anatomy Dilophosaurus was a speedy, slender, bipedal (walked on two legs), meat-eater TriceratopsThree-horned head Triceratops was a rhinoceros-like dinosaur. It walked on four sturdy legs and had three horns on its face along with a large bony plate projecting from the back of its skull (a frill). One short horn above its parrot-like beak and two longer horns HomalocephaleLevel (flat) head Homalocephale (meaning "Level head") was a pachycephalosaurid, a thick-skulled dinosaur. Its skull was relatively flat and had bony knobs along the edges. It was an herbivore (a plant-eater).meaning

Some Dinosaurs Named for Unusual Body Features Dinosaur Baryonyx Feature Heavy claw Anatomy Baryonyx was an unusual theropod with huge 1-foot (30.5-cm) long claws on its hands, and long, narrow, crocodile-like jaws with 96 small, serrated teeth BrachiosaurusArm Lizard ( Because its' arms are longer than its legs) Brachiosaurus was one of the tallest and largest dinosaurs yet found. It had a long neck, small head, and relatively short, thick tail. CeratosaurusHorned Lizard Ceratosaurus was a powerful predator that walked on two strong legs, had a strong, s-shaped neck, and had a short horn on its snout. It had a massive tail, a bulky body, and heavy bones

Some Dinosaurs Named for Their Guessed Behavior Dinosaur Maiasaura Feature Good mother lizard Anatomy Maiasaura was a large, plant-eating, duck-billed dinosaur. Maiasaura was the first dinosaur that was found alongside its young, eggs, and nests. OviraptorEgg thief (even though it wasn't) Oviraptor was a small, bird-like, omnivorous dinosaur. It was about 6 to 8 feet long (1.8 to 2.5 m), weighing about 55 to 76 pounds (25 to 35 kg). VelociraptorSpeedy robber Velociraptor was a fast- running, two-legged (bipedal) dinosaur. This meat-eater had about 80 very sharp, curved teeth in a long, flat snout; some of the teeth were over an inch (2.5 cm) long

Dinosaur Game Time DinosaurDinosaur Feature Anatomy 1 Point 2 Points Last Page

Name this Dinosaur A. Ceratosaurus B.Brachiosaurus Next Question

Wrong A. CeratosaurusCeratosaurus Back

Correct B. BrachiosaurusBrachiosaurus Back

Name this Dinosaur A. Homalocephale B. Maiasaura Next Question

A. HomalocephaleHomalocephale Correct Back

Wrong B. Maiasaura Maiasaura Back

This Dinosaur Name Means Three-horned head A. Oviraptor B. Triceratops Next Question

A.Oviraptor Wrong Back

B. TriceratopsTriceratops Correct Back

This Dinosaur Name Means Egg thief (even though it wasn't) A.OOviraptor B.DDilophosaurus Next Question

Wrong Back B. DilophosaurusDilophosaurus

A. OviraptorOviraptor Back Correct

___________________________ rhinoceros-like dinosaur. It walked on four sturdy legs and had three horns on its face along with a large bony plate projecting from the back of its skull (a frill). One short horn above its parrot-like beak and two longer horns A.TriceratopsTriceratops B.VelociraptorVelociraptor Next Question

Wrong Back A.VelociraptorVelociraptor

Correct Back A.TriceratopsTriceratops

___________________________ was an unusual theropod with huge 1-foot (30.5-cm) long claws on its hands, and long, narrow, crocodile-like jaws with 96 small, serrated teeth. A. BaryonyxBaryonyx B. MaiasauraMaiasaura Next Question

Correct Back A.BaryonyxBaryonyx

Wrong Back B. MaiasauraMaiasaura

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