The Albertosaurus

Philip Currie was looking for ​ (a)   from an Albertosaurus dinosaur. Philip used notes and photos as ​ (b)   to find Barnum Brown's bone bed.

Brown studied fossils in college and was a ​ (c)   in New York City. They called him "Mr. Bones." He found Tyrannosaurus rex ​ (d)   in Wyoming and Montana. Then he made a ​ (e)   in Canada.

• fossils
• clues
• bone hunter
• skeletons
• discovery

Then he made a discovery in Canada. It was a place where skeletons of Albertosaurus dinosaurs were ​ (a)   . These dinosaurs were part of the T-rex family. They had ​ (b)   and could crush bone.

Although paleontologists thought the dinosaurs had lived alone, Currie thought they could have lived in ​ (c)   . He figured that Brown had found at least 9 albertosaurs. Currie and his team worked for months to dig out fossils from 22 albertosaurs. It made them wonder if this could ​ (d)   they lived in a group. Currie's hunt was over, but he still needed more​ (e)   to show these meat-eaters had lived and hunted together.

• buried
• sharp teeth
• groups
• prove
• evidence

Match the following

• facts or signs that help one find out the truth or decide

• fossils

• something that helps solve a problem

• clues

• cover from view, hide

• buried

• the framework of bones in the body of a human being or animal having a backbone

• evidence

• remains or traces of plant or animal of an earlier age

• skeletons

Match the following

• to reveal or remove the cover from

• remains

• all or part of a dead body

• location

• wild and savage, dangerous

• uncovering

• show to be true by backing up with facts

• prove

• a place where something can be found

• fierce