Dinosaur Stuff

A person that studies dinosaurs is called a paleontologist.

• A paleontologist studies dinosaurs.

• Dinosaurs look really mean!

• Paleontologists don't like to study!

• Many people like dinosaurs.

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Dinosaurs that eat meat are called carnivores.

• Dinosaurs that eat meat are called carnivores.

• A dinosaur that eats tacos is called a taco-eater.

• Other animals are carnivores too.

Some dinosaurs eat plants. They are called herbivores.

• It is a funny picture!

• Dinosaurs that eat plants are called herbivores.

• Dinosaurs are too big to go into the salad bar.

• I like salad too!

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Many "meat-eater" dinosaurs walked on two legs.

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Plant-eating dinosaurs often travel in herds. They do this to be safe.

• Cattle and sheep also stay in herds.

• Staying in a herd is for safety.

• Plant eaters stayed in herds.

• Horses also travel in herds.

This paleontologist found a really big leg bone!

• The biggest bone found was 6.5 feet long!

• It was a leg bone.

• It was found in France.

• It weighed 1,100 pounds.

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Did you know? Dinosaur bones were discovered in 1854 in North America.

• The bones were found in the year 1854.

• That was 166 years ago!

• The dinosaur probably drank from that river!

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Dinosaurs could live for 300 years! (that's older than my grandma!)

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Dinosaur skulls (heads) are big. Some are the size of a car!

• Dinosaurs are too big to get into a car.

• Humans (people) are small next to a dinosaur.

• Dinosaurs also have big feet.

• A dinosaur skull is about the same size as a car.

The smallest dinosaur was about the size of a chicken. It was called Microraptor.

• Dinosaurs that eat chicken are called carnivores.

• The smallest dinosaurs were the size of a chicken.

• There were no chicken dinosaurs!

• I'm hungry for chicken nuggets now.

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