DinosaursDinosaurs

By Hope DedrickBy Hope Dedrick

What was the first dinosaur to be What was the first dinosaur to be found on Earth?found on Earth?

The first dinosaur to The first dinosaur to be found on Earth be found on Earth was Eorapter and it was Eorapter and it was a dinosaur that was a dinosaur that lived a very long time lived a very long time ago. So Eorapter ago. So Eorapter probably died out probably died out before other types before other types dinosaurs came to dinosaurs came to Earth.Earth.

When did dinosaurs first come to When did dinosaurs first come to live on Earth?live on Earth?

The oldest types of The oldest types of dinosaurs are known dinosaurs are known from rocks in from rocks in Argentina and Brazil Argentina and Brazil and are about and are about 230,000 million years 230,000 million years old. Meaning they old. Meaning they lived on Earth lived on Earth 230,000 million years 230,000 million years ago.ago.

What did dinosaurs eat?What did dinosaurs eat?

Some dinosaurs ate Some dinosaurs ate lizards, turtles, eggs, lizards, turtles, eggs, fish, or early fish, or early mammals. Some mammals. Some hunted other animals hunted other animals or scavenged dead or scavenged dead animals. animals.

Did some dinosaurs steal eggs?Did some dinosaurs steal eggs?

Some dinosaurs did Some dinosaurs did steal eggs to eat. steal eggs to eat. They did that because They did that because most of the dinosaurs most of the dinosaurs that stole eggs were that stole eggs were small and can’t catch small and can’t catch things because their things because their mouth is small. mouth is small.

How did dinosaurs communicate?How did dinosaurs communicate?

Dinosaurs probably Dinosaurs probably communicated both communicated both vocally and visually. vocally and visually.

Did dinosaurs turn into other Did dinosaurs turn into other animals over time?animals over time?

Some people believe Some people believe over time that over time that dinosaurs turned into dinosaurs turned into animals that live in animals that live in this century like one this century like one of the dinosaurs of the dinosaurs turned into the turned into the ostrich. ostrich.

Did dinosaurs have certain diets?Did dinosaurs have certain diets?

Dinosaurs did have Dinosaurs did have certain diets. Plant certain diets. Plant eaters ate plants and eaters ate plants and carnivores ate meat.carnivores ate meat.

Where can you find dinosaur Where can you find dinosaur fossils?fossils?

You can find dinosaur You can find dinosaur bones in rock, on bones in rock, on hills, and often near hills, and often near water.water.

What dinosaur was the smartest?What dinosaur was the smartest?

Although there is no Although there is no direct of a dinosaurs direct of a dinosaurs intelligence, one of intelligence, one of the few possible the few possible measures of measures of intelligence, is “ intelligence, is “ Troodon”.Troodon”.

Did dinosaurs get sick?Did dinosaurs get sick?

Scientists think dinosaurs Scientists think dinosaurs got sick from gases in got sick from gases in pollution.pollution.

How are dinosaurs named?How are dinosaurs named?

Dinosaurs generally Dinosaurs generally are named after a are named after a characteristic or a characteristic or a body feature.body feature.

When only the last few carnivores When only the last few carnivores were alive did they eat each other?were alive did they eat each other?

When extinction was When extinction was happening plants happening plants were dieing which were dieing which means Plant eaters means Plant eaters died, so carnivores died, so carnivores had no food. Then had no food. Then carnivores started carnivores started dieing. The carnivores dieing. The carnivores that were still left ate that were still left ate the ones that were the ones that were dead.dead.

What was the king dinosaur?What was the king dinosaur?

The king dinosaur The king dinosaur was the was the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Tyrannosaurus Rex. Meaning he was the Meaning he was the boss of the boss of the Dinosaurs. He was Dinosaurs. He was the biggest.the biggest.