click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Dinosaur Facts
Facts about Dinosaurs (Elementary level)
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Herbivore | A dinosaur that had a plant diet. |
Carnivore | A dinosaur that had a meat diet. |
Omnivore | A dinosaur that would eat either plants or meat. |
Paleontologist | Someone who studies prehistoric life. |
Pangea | A Super-continent that existed around 300 million years ago. |
Triassic Period | The period in which small dinosaurs first appeared, approximately 250 million years ago. |
Jurassic Period | The period dominated by dinosaurs, known as the 'Age of the Reptiles,' approximately 200 million years ago. |
Cretaceous | The period in which mammals and birds began showing up and the beginning of the end of dinosaur domination, approximately 145 million years ago. |
Tyrannosaurus Rex | 'Tyrant Lizard King,' one of the most well known dinosaurs. |
Stegosaurus | Found to have the smallest brain of all other known dinosaurs. |