Dinosaurs First Grade 3182002 Dimetrodon Lived before the

Dinosaurs First Grade 3/18/2002

Dimetrodon Lived before the dinosaurs Had a sail on its back Was a meat eater

Syntarsus Meat eater May have had feathers Walked on two legs 4 feet tall

Apatosaurus Plant eater Long neck and tail Longer back legs than front legs Was called brontosaurus

Stegosaurus Plant eater Had plates on its back and 4 spikes on its tail Walked on four legs, low to the ground Nut sized brain

Brachiosaurus Plant eater Longer front legs than back legs. Long neck and tail Nostrils on top of its head

Diplodocus Plant eater Very long neck and tail Pads on its feet like an elephant

Allosaurus Meat eater Walked on two legs Short front legs with three claws

Tyrannosaurus Rex Meat eater Walked on two legs Big head with long, sharp teeth Very small front legs with 2 claws

Triceratops Plant eater Three horns on its head Frill of bone on its neck

Ankylosaurus Plant eater Walked on four feet Bony ball on its tail Bumps of bone on its body

Pteranodon Flying reptile Fish eater Wings made of skin stretched over bones 25 foot wing span

Pachycephalosaurus Plant eater Thick skull with bumps of bone Walked on two feet

Trachodon Plant eater Duck billed mouth Over 1000 teeth Walked on two or four feet

Fossils

Fossils tell scientists about animals and plants that lived long ago.

• This fossil would tell what this dinosaur ate. What did this dinosaur eat? • Meat!

• This fossil tells how this dinosaur moved. How did it move? • He walked on two feet and was fast!

This fossil would tell you what this dinosaur looked like. What dinosaur is it? It’s a stegosaurus!

This is a fossil of an ocean animal.

What kind of fossils are these? Animal or plant? Plant!

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