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Main Menu Tyrannosaurus Rex Pterodactyl Brontosaurus Stegosaurus Triceratops Velociraptor Gallimimus Quiz

Tyrannosaurus Rex Name Meaning: Tyrant Lizard Carnivore Average life span: 30 years Habitat: Open Woodland Type: Predator Dinosaur Used tail for balance Good sense of smell Most commonly known Return to Main Menu

Pterodactyl Name Meaning: Winged Lizard Type: Flying Reptile Diet: fish, insects, and small animals Varied in size Hunted near rivers and lakes Return to Main Menu

Brontosaurus Name Meaning: Deceptive Lizard Type: Plant Eater Lived in Jurassic Time Period Swallowed stones to help grind up food instead of chewing Long whip-like tail was used as a weapon Known to many as “Long necks” Return to Main Menu

Stegosaurus Name Meaning: Roofed Lizard Type: Large plant-eating dinosaur Soft Vegetation diet Spikes on the tail were used as weapons Had no teeth in the front, just a beak Thick legs held up the weight reducing it’s speed Return to Main Menu

Triceratops Name Meaning: Three horned face Type: Plant eater, ceratopsian (horned faced dinosaur) Lived in the late Cretaceous period Plants and tree diet The large tail helped balance the weight of the head Return to Main Menu

Velociraptor Name Meaning: Swift plunderer Type: Predator Lived in the late Cretaceous period Diet: other dinosaurs Traveled in packs Fast, smart, great eyesight Ran with their toes back to keep their claws from dulling Return to Main Menu

Gallimimus Name Meaning: Chicken Mimic Ornithomimosaur (Ostrich-like) Toothless beaks, long and slender fingers, walked on 2 legs Small head well suited for digging in the mud for food Diet: plants and animals Lived in the late Cretaceous period Return to Main Menu

What dinosaur is able to fly? Quiz What dinosaur is able to fly? Stegosaurus C. Pterodactyl B. Triceratops D. Brontosaurus

TRY AGAIN! The Stegosaurus walks on it’s thick 4 legs to help support it’s heavy weight. Return to Quiz

Oops! Triceratops do not have wings. They walk on all four legs balancing with their tails. Return to Quiz

GOOD TRY! The Brontosaurus walks on all fours. It’s long neck would not allow for it to fly. Return to Quiz

CORRECT! The Pterodactyl has wings which allows it to fly high above the others. CONTINUE

CONGRATULATIONS YOU DID IT! Return to Main Menu