For many years, scientists assumed that dinosaurs were not feathered creatures. Oh, how wrong they were! Today, it is widely accepted by the scientific community that at least some dinosaur species have feathers. Almost all dinosaurs with feathers belong to the Coelurosauria – a group of bird-like dinosaurs with hollow bones. Coelurosauria include dinosaurs like: […]
The period before the first appearance of dinosaurs is called the Permian period and ended with a mass extinction event approximately 252 million years ago, probably because of heavy volcanic eruptions that caused the release of huge amounts of carbon dioxide and methane, which in turn caused the oxidation levels to rise in the atmosphere. […]
Tyrannosaurus rex lived around 66 to 68 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, and was part of North America’s fauna until an asteroid wiped out all dinosaurs. It appears that tyrannosaurus rex went extinct along with 34 million other organisms when an asteroid hit the earth. This impact is also known as the […]
Nigersaurus, discovered in Niger in 2000, is a sauropod and has more than 500 teeth – more than any other known dinosaur. Both jars have a row of 60-68 teeth, looking like a row of pencils, straight in line, and every tooth had up to 10 replacement teeth behind it. In other words, Nigersaurus has […]
Download our printable dinosaur coloring pages for free. The biggest dinosaurs were sauropods – a group of dinosaurs famous for their size and long neck. If it comes to the question of what the biggest dinosaur is – there are several candidates. Keep in mind that Paleontologists often find only parts of a dinosaur, like […]
ДиБгд at Russian Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A diplodocus (pronounced like duh-plo–duh-kuhs) is a long-necked dinosaur and was one of the longest animals ever to have lived. It’s a member of the group called sauropods (pronounced saw-ruw-pawdz), herbivore (plant eaters) dinosaurs known for their long necks, and among the largest animals to have […]
Sauropod. Dinosaurs with long necks are called sauropods. Sauropods were dinosaurs with long necks, long tails, legs like an elephant, and small heads compared to their body size. The sauropods lived from the late Jurassic period to the late Cretaceous period, and they disappeared along with most other dinosaurs 66 million years ago! More than 100 genera known as […]
Dinosaurs have been around for about 230 million years, according to recent studies. However, paleontologists believe that almost all dinosaurs became extinct due to a catastrophic event that occurred 65 or 66 million years ago and wiped out all dinosaurs and nearly all other animals. But what caused the dinosaur extinction? Two main theories have […]
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx is the first name that comes to mind when thinking about flying dinosaurs. It was a bird-like dinosaur that lived about 150 million years ago. These animals had some dinosaur-like features, like teeth and sharp claws and wings, although they could not fly very far. Thus, Archaeopteryx is a “missing link” between birds […]
If Tyrannosaurus Rex was a Scavenger or a hunter has been a long-time question. No one knows for sure, but fossil evidence and experts help us make an informed decision. Tyrannosaurus Rex was one of the largest land carnivores that ever lived! It had some features that would support it as a hunter or scavenger. […]
