Mesozoic: When the Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth Meirba Asencio
What’s Mesozoic Mesozoic means “middle animals” in Greek It’s made up of three time periods that span from 65 mya- 250mya A time when the dinosaurs lived And when the continents made up a super continent, Pangea Giovanni Arduino was FUN FACT Mesozoic was the second choice for the name of this time era
TJC Triassic was the earliest part of the Mesozoic era. The Triassic was a dry dessert like period. Jurassic was the middle part. The Jurassic was a wet, hot and sticky. Cretaceous was the end of the Mesozoic era. The Cretaceous had volcanic activity as well as the seasons were beginning to develop.
What was it like in the Mesozoic? Not many other animals besides dinosaurs, some birds, and some reptiles Plant life was mostly conifer trees, pine trees, and some flowering plants Fun Fact The first dino to be named was Megalosaurus in 1824.
♫Dinosaurs Fun Fact There are 700 dino’s that have been id and named.
Shield Dino’s Stegosaurus Ankylosaurus Fun Fact Stegosaurus had brains the size of a walnut. Stegosaurus Ankylosaurus
Bonehead Dino’s Lambeosaurus Pachycephalosaurus
Frill heads Dino’s Triceratops Chasmosaurus Fun Fact I was about twice the size of a rhino. Triceratops Chasmosaurus
Duck bill Dino’s Iguanodon Edmontosaurus
Long Neck Giant Dino’s Apatosaurus brachiosaurus Fun Fact The heaviest dino was Brachiosaurus, 80 tons to be exact. Apatosaurus brachiosaurus
Meat Eaters Dino’s Allosaurus Tyrannosaurus Fun Fact The fiercest dino was the Utahraptor Allosaurus Tyrannosaurus
Raptors Oviraptor Velociraptor Fun Fact Did you know Oviraptor means egg stealer. Oviraptor Velociraptor
Common Misconceptions Pterosaurs is NOT a dinosaurs Aquatic Reptiles were NOT dinosaurs
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