Dinosaurs
When did Dinosaurs Live?
The first dinosaurs lived about 230 million years
ago!
Dinosaurs were on the earth for about 165
million years!
The dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago,
How Many Dinosaurs were
there?
There were more than 600
different kinds of dinosaurs!
Lots of dinosaurs still
haven’t been discovered.
How did Dinosaurs get
Around?
• Some dinosaurs Fly.
• Some dinosaurs walk on
the land.
• Some dinosaurs live in
the water.
What did Dinosaurs
Eat?
Some dinosaurs ate
meat (other dinosaurs).
They are called
carnivores.
Some dinosaurs ate
plants. They are called
herbivores .
Iguanodon
• Iguana tooth
• Herbivore (plant
eating)
• Used their spiky
thumbs for defense
• Lived in the early
Cretaceous period
Deinonychus
Deinonychus
• Terrible Claw
• Carnivore
• 5ft tall
• Lived during Cretaceous
Period
• Smartest Dinosaur
• Sharp teeth
• 3 fingers with claws
• 4 Toes with retractable
claws
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Pachycephalosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus
• Dome-Headed
Dinosaur
Pachycephalosaurus
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Thick-Headed Lizard
Herbivore
Late Cretaceous Period
Sharp, small teeth
Good sense of smell
Walked on 2 legs
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Allasaurus
Allasaurus
Allosaurus
• Means “Different
Reptile”
• Carnivore
• 10 feet tall
• Late Jurassic Period
• Short arms with 10
long dagger claws
• Sharp, pointy teeth
• High Intelligence
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Parasaurolophus
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus
had a dewclaw
• “Double-crested”
Lizard
• Carnivore- One of the
1st large, meat-eating
dinosaurs
• Early Jurassic Period
• Speedy, Bipedal
Predator
• 3 finger-hands & 4
toed-feet all with
claws
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Dilophosaurus
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“Covered Lizard” or “Roof Lizard”
9 feet tall, 26-30 feet long
Herbivore
Late Jurassic Period
Plated Dinosaur- Large, flat, bony,
triangular plates along its back
(17)
A heavy, spiked tail for
protection
Toothless beak and small cheek
teeth
Walked on four legs, but the back
legs were twice as long as its
front legs
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Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
• “Fused Lizard”
• Herbivore
• 25-25 feet long, 4 feet
tall
• Slow-moving, bulky body
• Covered with sharp spikes
and bony armor
• Strong club like tail to
swing at attackers
• Beak shaped mouth, small
weak teeth
• Large legs with hoof-like
claws
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Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
• “Tyrant Lizard King”
• Carnivore (ate large
dinosaurs)
• Terrifying Hunter
• Small hands, large head,
walked on 2 legs
• Claws on its toes
• Scaly, bumpy skin
• It’s head was full of holes
• 15-20 ft tall, 40 ft long
• Late Cretaceous Period
• USA, Canada, E. Asia
• Tyrannosaurus - Dinosaurs For Kids Cone-shaped,
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serrated teeth that
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Triceratops
“Three-horned face”
Horned Dinosaur
Herbivore
30 ft long
Late Cretacous
Period
• Charged into
enemies
• Herding animal
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Triceratops
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“Arm Lizard”
Herbivore
80-85 ft long
Late Jurassic Period
Front Legs longer than
the hind legs
• 1 of the tallest and
largest
• A claw on the first toe
of each front foot and
claws on the first three
toes of each rear foot
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• chisel-like teeth
• nostrils were on the top
of its head
• large nasal openings
indicating that it may
have had a good sense
of smell
• 26 teeth on its top jaw
and 26 on the bottom
for a total of 52 teeth
towards the front of
the mouth.
Gallimimus
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“Rooster Mimic”
Omnivore
Fast-moving, bipedal
Bird-like/ostrich dinosaur
Head was good for digging in
the mud
Toothless beak
Short arms with 3 clawed
fingers on each hand
High intelligence
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Gallimimus