Interesting Facts about Dinosaurs

This is what Velociraptor used to slash its prey. Scary innit?
Q: Which dinosaur had the sharpest claws? -Rexrexx

A: Well Rexrexx, that dubious honor has to go to the dromaeosaurs. You may remember from raptor week, but the dromaeosaurs were the raptor family. This includes all the little raptors like Velociraptor to the huge Utahraptor. One thing they all shared in common was a giant claw on their feet that they used to cut open their prey with a swift, slashing kick.

This is a very special kind of attack since other theropods just used their mouths to take out prey. Other theropods didn’t have to have sharp claws but the dromaeosaurs were a “cut” above the rest (hehe, I’m so funny).

As you can see in the picture, the Velociraptor claws were around 3.75 in (9.5cm) wide while a full Utahraptor claw could reach 9.4 in (24cm). They were extremely sharp and had no problem striking down prey much larger than the predator.

Hey Hiki!
Hope Your Ready For A Dinosaur Report On The Stegosaurus!
Heh. Just a Few Dino Facts Before We Get Started :3

-The smallest types were about the same size as a chicken, and the largest were over 100 feet long

-Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were. Some think dinosaurs might have been as colorful as many birds are today.

And The Last Fact: The Stegosaurus is 20Ft. Tall!

NOW, Time For The Report. Lol

The Stegosaurus (Steg-o-Sor-Us):

Facts: It Lived In The Late Jurassic Period, Which Is Now Located In North America. And They Lived About 145-150 MILLION Years Ago!
The Name 'Stegosaurus' Means 'Roof-Lizard.' Because 'Stego' Means Roof. xP

Feeding: Since They Lived During The Jurassic Period, There Had Been Lots Of Vegatables To Be Eaten By SOMEONE.... Lol
They Are Herbivors, ONLY Eating Vegatables. Its Teeth Were Not Well Adapted To Eating Vegetation, and it Most Likely Had To Swallow Stones ( Sounds Good! xD ) To Grind Up and Digest Tough Plant Fibers.

Predators:
As a Non-Agressive (Good Dino ^_^) Dino, Were Often Pray To Mean Vicious BIG Meat Eaters. Lol
It Is Slow-Moving, And Capable Of Being Hurt Alot. ''DO'H! Stop Kicking Me! D:''
Since It Couldn't Run Away to Fast, It Used Its Spiked Tail As a Defensive Weapon.
Its Spikes Were Approximately 3 Ft. Long o.o
JUST BY LASHING ITS TAIL, It Could Almost Kill Its Enemy.

FACTS ABOUT PIE! (And The Stegosaurus) :

Size- Average Adult Was 20 Ft., And It Weighed 2 Tons!

LifeStyle- Lived In SubTropical Lands, Diet Was Vegatation (of Course ^_^) And Its Habit Was Living In Herds.

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Most Of its Bones Have Been Found In Europe. o.o

Many Of Today's Reptiles Look Slightly Like Dinos.

The 4-Inch Long 'Horned Lizard' of Africa has spines like those of the stegosaurus's tail around its head and body. ... Cool

Hope You Liked Mai Report!!

~~~ Nathaniel9909

Dinosaurs were from the Triassic period, about 230 million years ago! Remains and fossils of these dinos have been found in every continent on the planet earth. Not yet on Chobots! The term dinosaur was coined in the 1840’s meaning terrible, powerful, wondrous lizard. Since the first dinosaur fossils were recognized in the early 19th century. There were dinosaur movies that showed that there were dinosaurs that were mean and harsh, that killed to survive called carnivores. There were also more calmer dinos that ate plants, called herbivores. An example of each would be for the carnivores, the Tyrannosaurus. The T-Rex as it has been named had short arms because it didn’t have much use for them, with big legs and a big head. One example of an herbivore was the Apatosaurus, formerly known as the Brontosaurus. Scientists were amazed that such a huge animal with a big appetite and a large body could feed itself merely off of plants. Scientists thought that it would have to eat for days.





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Triceratops dinosaurs roamed throughout the Western part of North America from about 70 to 65 million years ago. The name triceratops literally means "Three horned face." Triceratops dinosaurs had 2 large horns over their eyes and another smaller horn just above the nose which could be used as a defense against predators like Tyrannosaurus.
Triceratops grew to be 30 feet long and could weigh as much as 10 tons. They were plant eating dinosaurs (herbivores) and could munch on very tough vegetation with their large and powerful jaws.
The first fossil of a triceratops was found near Denver, Colorado in 1889. Since then fossils have been found in much of the Northwestern United States including Wyoming and Montana as well as parts of Southwest Canada. Most likely they moved around in herds seeking the best vegetation to support their huge appetites. Triceratops remains one of the most fascinating and popular dinosaurs ever discovered.

Hope these informations were usefull!

The cerasinops is one of many dinosaurs from the phylum chordata. The binomial name of this dinosaur is the Cerasinops hodgskissi. This was a small dinosaur and lived during the Campanian of the late Cretaceous Period. Its fossils were found in Montana. The name cerasinops come from the Ancient Greek name meaning “horned face.” The cerasinops weighs about 30-40 pounds. It was a herbivore that was about 3 feet tall and walked on 2 feet.

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-turtle11

prety interesting facts guys (: keep it up!! gdluck

There is something missing from our world. The amazing animals that time has left behind. Over 65 million years ago the world was very different to how it is today. It was ruled by large lizards, the Dinosaurs! Today with our journey through time we will be learning about some of the most famous dinosaurs ever including the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Our first dino is called the Deinosuchus were a prehistoric Crocodile but with a difference, it was so huge it hunted dinosaurs! It is estimated that they could grow up to 10-15 metres long but and lived about 30-75 million years ago! They lived in North America but as time went by most of them swam the sea to Australia.

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Our next Dinosaur is the Dicraeosaurus. Dicraeosaurus had a large head with a relatively short and wide neck. It also lacked the whiplash tail that other diplodocids had. It was smaller, at only reached 41 feet (12 m) in length. It also lived in Animalia in the late Jurassic time. It was also beleived that it was a plant eater and ate leaves off the trees or small shrubs.

Now last but not least is the, Tyrannosaurus Rex! This Dinosaur is one of the most famous dinosaurs ever and it lived 65 million years ago near the end of the rein of the Dinosaurs. It was 45 foot long and 5 tons and it would never risk tripping over a large branch because the fall could kill it. It would run at 40 mph and hunt on the young or weak dinosaurs because they were an easy target. It's bite was 10 time more powerful than a lion bite and did you know that T rex ancestors were scavengers but they eventually evolved into hunter.



Dinosaur meens large lizard in latin. The world looked very different to how it is today and here is a map what people have estimated it to look like!



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Billybubble's entry:


Once upon a time, millions of years ago, there were dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were one of several kinds of prehistoric reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era, the "Age of Reptiles."
They dominated the Earth for over 165 million years, but mysteriously went extinct 65 million years ago. Paleontologists study their fossil remains to learn about the amazing prehistoric world of dinosaurs.
There are four kinds of dinosaurs: predators, plant –eating, sea dinosaurs, dinosaurs-birds!
Let me show you one dinosaur per every kind:
Dinosaur Predator: The Velociraptor




The Velociraptor was a small, fast-running dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous Period. It grew up to 6 feet in length. It was a meat eating dinosaur with a long snout, powerful jaws and sharp curved teeth. It also had a large claw on its foot used for hunting.
Plant –eating dinosaur: Stegosaurus



The Stegosaurus lived during the late Jurassic Period. It grew to 25 feet in length, and up to 2 tons in weight. It was a plant eating dinosaur with a small head and neck. It had large triangular plates on its neck, back and tail. It also had long, pointed spines at the end of its tail that could be used to protect itself by hitting attacking dinosaurs.
Sea dinosaurs: Plesiosaurus



The Plesiosaurus was a reptile that lived during the Jurassic Period. It had a long neck and small head. It had arms and legs that looked like paddles to help it swim through the water to catch fish.
Dinosaurs-birds: Pterodactyl



The Pterodactyl was a flying reptile that lived during the late Jurassic Period. It grew to 25 feet, wing-tip to wing-tip.

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