Dinosaurs
by Mrs. Haberek’s First
Grade 2007-08
Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus walked on four legs. It walked slowly and was 7090 feet long. It was an herbivore. Its fossils were found in
North America. It lived in the Jurassic Period. Apatosaurus
had a long skull and a very tiny brain. Apatosaurus had a long
whip-like tail for protection and four massive column-like legs.
by Anthony
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus was a
carnivore. It was 30
feet long. Megalosaurus
lived in the Jurassic
Period. It had a short
neck. Megalosaurus was
the fastest meat eater
ever. Megalosaurus had
sharp teeth and sharp
claws. It’s fossils were
found in England.
by Brent
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus was a
plant eater. They
were herbivores and
lived in Colorado and
Tanzania. The
Brachiosaurus was
85 feet long.
Brachiosaurus had a
long neck and a small
head. They walked
on four legs. The
Brachiosaurus lived
in the Cretaceous
Period.
By Brian
Diplodocus
Diplodocus was a plant eater. It didn’t have sharp teeth. It
was ninety feet long. It lived in the Jurassic Period. The neck
was long. Its fossils were found in Western USA. It moved
slowly on four column-like legs. It had a whip-like tail and five
toed feet. It protected itself with its thumb claws and its
whip-like tail.
by Brooke
Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus was 26-30 feet long. Stegosaurus ate plants. It
had small cheek teeth and a small brain the size of a walnut.
Stegosaurus lived in the Jurassic Period. Stegosaurus fossils
were found in Colorado. Stegosaurus had long plates on its
spine for protection. Stegosaurus walked slowly on four legs.
by Diana
Triceratops
Triceratops was a plant
eater. Triceratops was
30 feet long. Triceratops
top two horns were up to
10 feet long. Triceratops
walked on four short legs.
He had a large bony
plate. He lived during the
late Cretaceous Period.
On his head he had one
short horn and two longer
horns. He was a slow
dinosaur. He had legs with
hood like claws.
Triceratops had many
cheek teeth. He also had
powerful jaws.
Triceratops fossils were
found in Saskatchewan,
Canada.
by Dylan
Lambeosaurus
Lambeosaurus was a
plant eater. His fossils
were found in North
America – USA, Mexico,
and Canada. He walked
and ran on two legs. He
was a fast dinosaur. He
ate pine needles and
leaves. He lived in the
Cretaceous Period. He
had webbed fingers, a
bony crest beak, and a
crested duckbill to
protect himself.
Lambeosaurus were 30
to 50 feet long.
by Gena
Supersaurus
Supersaurus ate only plants and
conifers. They lived during the
Jurassic Period. Supersaurus
was 54 feet tall and weighed up
to 55 tons. They were one of
the longest dinosaurs at 138
feet long. They had one thumb
claw on each toe. Their front
legs were shorter than their
back legs. It had a 39 foot long
neck and they were giant. They
protected themselves by using
their whip-like tail. Their
fossils were found in Colorado,
USA. They walked slowly on
four legs.
by Jessica
Pachycephalosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus ate plants, seeds and fruit. It was an herbivore.
An herbivore is a plant eater. It had a dome head. It did not run
very fast. It ran on two legs. Pachycephalosaurus had powerful hands,
and a long stiff heavy tail. Pachycephalosaurus had long hind legs. It
had five clawed fingers on each hand. It lived during the Cretaceous
Period. Its fossils were found in Montana, USA. Pachycephalosaurus
was 15 feet long. It used it large dome head for ramming against
predators.
by Jordan
Velociraptor
Velociraptor was a
carnivore. He was
5 to 6 feet long.
His fossils were
found in Mongolia,
Russia, and China.
He walked on two
slender legs and
was a fast
dinosaur. He lived
in the Cretaceous
Period. He had a
stiff tail and
clawed feet.
by Kyle
Iguanodon
Iguanodon was 30 feet
long and the fossils were
found in Belgium,
Germany, North Africa,
and the USA. It ran on
two legs or walked on four
legs. Iguanodon is
relatively fast dinosaur.
Iguanodon ate plants. It
lived in the Cretaceous
Period. It was toothless
and had a horny beak.
Iguanodons had thumb
spikes and a flat stiff tail
to protect themselves.
by
Mikey
Compsognathus
Compsognathus was a
meat eater. Its fossils
were found in Germany.
Compsognathus walked
on two long slender legs.
It was fast. It lived in
the Jurassic Period. It
was 4.6 feet long. It
protected itself with
sharp teeth and clawed
fingers. It could run
away from danger with
its long thin legs and
three-toed feet. It ate
small animals, insects,
and lizards.
by Olivia
Giganotosaurus
Giganotosaurus
was a meat
eater. He lived
in the
Cretaceous
Period. They
were 44 to 46
feet long. His
fossils were
found in
Argentina. It
protected itself
with sharp claws
and 8 inch
serrated teeth.
by Ryan H.
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus at plants. It
was 25-35 feet long. Its
fossils were found in
Bolivia, South America. It
lived in the Cretaceous
Period. It was a hard
armored dinosaur. It had
four short legs and ran at
a slow pace. It also had a
club-like tail and spikes all
along his body with bony
plates for protection.
by Ryan L.
Kentrosaurus
Kentrosaurus was a plant
eater. He lived in the
Jurassic Period. His
fossils were found in
Africa. He protected
himself by using his
spikes. He had hoof-like
claws too. Kentrosaurus
weighed about 2 tons. It
had a small brain.
Kentrosaurus had two
rows of bony plates and a
double row of spikes.
Kentrosaurus walked
slowly on four legs.
by Sheila
Ornithomimus
Ornithomimus was 1520 feet long. His
fossils were found in
North America. They
ate plants and reptiles
and insects.
Ornithomimus looked
like an ostrich and had
three clawed fingers
and a long tail for fast
turns. Ornithomimus
lived in the Cretaceous
Period.
by Trevor
Pentaceratops
Pentaceratops was a
plant eater.
Pentaceratops lived in
the Cretaceous Period.
Pentaceratops had a
frill on its head.
Pentaceratops ate
cycads, palms and
prehistoric plants.
Pentaceratops walked
on four sturdy legs.
It was 28 feet long.
Pentaceratops fossils
were found in New
Mexico, USA.
by Caterina