2. Dinosaurs By: Bridget DeLaurentis & Katie Colletti

3. Do you know where Dinosaurs came from???  The word Dinosaur comes from the Greek language and it means “terrible lizard”.  The First Dinosaurs evolved in the middle to late Triassic period.  Dinosaurs lived on earth until 65 million years ago when mass extinction occurred.  The only dinosaurs we know about are the ones that left fossil remains.  A person that studies dinosaurs in known as a Palentologist.

4. Tyrannosaurus Rex  The abbreviation for Tyrannosaurus Rex is T- Rex.  The T-Rex lived in the area of the Earth that now makes up western north America.  T-Rex walked on two legs.  The T-Rex had very small arms, but they were extremley powerful.  They lived around 66 million years ago.  The skull of a T-Rex measured up to five feet long!

5. Is this what you pictured a T- Rex to look like??

6. Spinosaurus  The name Spinosaurus means “spine lizard”  The first fossils of the Spinosaurus were found in Egypt around 1910.  The Spinosaurus was larger than the T-Rex.  The Spinosaurus had a long thin skull.  The Spinosaurus had a spine that grew over five feet tall!

7. Can you imagine having a spine five feet tall??

8. Carnotaurus  Carnotaurus means “meat eating bull”.  Carnotaurus lived around 66 million years ago.  Carnotaurus lived in an area of south America.  Unlike other dinosaurs, Carnoraurus’ eyes faced forward.  Carnotaurus had very small arms and fingers that did not move.

9. Can you find the eyes that face forward??

10. Velociraptor  Velociraptor means “swift seizer”.  Velociraptor lived around 73 million years ago.  The Velociraptors were around the size of a turkey. A fully grown one was 6 feet in length and weighted up to 33 pounds.  The first Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.

11. Can you believe this only weighs 33 pounds??

12. Time to watch a Dinosaur video!!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JULG 6mO9mWI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JULG 6mO9mWI

13. Question time! HHow do you think some Dinosaurs stayed alive??

14. Resources  http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaurb asics/a/dinosaur-facts.htm http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaurb asics/a/dinosaur-facts.htm  http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefac ts/dinosaurs.html http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefac ts/dinosaurs.html  http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefac ts/dinosaurs/velociraptor.html http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefac ts/dinosaurs/velociraptor.html