What did your town look like 100 million years ago?

We can get clues about what life was like 100 million years ago by

• reading books written by people 100 million years ago.
• looking at fossils from 100 million years ago.
• looking at drawings that were made 100 million years ago.

Why are dinosaur bones usually underground?

• Other dinosaurs buried the bones much like a dog will bury a bone in a back yard.
• Most dinosaurs died because they fell in a hole caused by volcanoes.
• After many years, dinosaur bones get covered in dust, sand, and dirt that was carried by the wind.

In order for a dinosaur bone to be preserved (kept) for thousands or millions of years, what needs to be true?

• It must be larger than 40 feet.
• It must be buried under the ground.
• It must have been caught on fire to preserve the shape.

The most famous type of fossils are

• rocks.
• plants.
• dinosaurs.

What can we learn by studying dinosaur fossils?

• We can learn what dinosaurs looked like.
• We can learn what color dinosaurs were when they were alive.
• We can learn what sound they made.

Are there any fossils that look like animals that are alive today?

• yes
• no

If you found a fossil that looked like a sea star, what do you think that land was like mullions of years ago when the creature was alive?

• It was probably a desert.
• It was probably a forest.
• It was probably an ocean.

What types of animals are AQUATIC ANIMALS?

• They are animals that have a hard shell.
• They are animals that live under water.
• They are animals that eat meat.