Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Diplodocus
Diplodocus, a sauropod, "was the longest of the land animals" and its fossilized remains tell us much about its body type, weight, and diet. Read facts about this dinosaur and view several images showing what it looked like while alive.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Quetzalcoatlus
A brief description of the quetzacoatlus, "the largest flying creature of all time," which lived during the Late Cretaceous period over 65 million years ago. Find fast facts about this animal's size and fossil location, as well as...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs: Display or Defense?
Are plates of armor, horns, exceptionally large heads, and bony plates examples of dinosaur display or defense? Visitors to this resource will learn what scientists have concluded about the purpose of these peculiar dinosaur features.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Anurognathus
Anurognathus, from the Late Jurassic period, was a "tiny pterosaur and a cousin of the dinosaurs." Learn what the one fossil of this prehistoric animal, found in Bavaria, tells us about its diet, anatomy, and size. This resource includes...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs: Theropod Biomechanics
How fast could a Tyrannosaurus rex really run? Visitors to this resource will see how scientists use theropod biomechanics to simulate the movement of these large dinosaurs.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Peteinosaurus
Peteinosaurus was a flying reptile from the Late Triassic period, and the fossils left behind tell us much about its anatomy, prey, and flight. This resource provides simple facts as well as several images and a video that let you see...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Tapejara
Tapejara was a flying reptile from the Early Cretaceous period. Learn what its fossil tells us about this animal's anatomy and diet, and view photos to see various views of its skin and body parts.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Ornithocheirus
Ornithocheirus was a reptile from the Early Cretaceous period, and this resource highlights some of the facts revealed by this large pterosaur's fossilized remains. View a video and several images showing close-ups of its body parts, and...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Rhamphorhynchus
Rhamphorhynchus, a flying reptile from the Late Jurrasic period, had wings up to a meter long. Learn other facts about this prehistoric animal, revealed to us through its fossils, and view a variety of images.
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Dinosaur and Planetary History: Tracking Dinosaurs
An introduction to the fascinating topic of dinosaur footprints, with some excellent photos of some of the best dinosaur tracks that have ever been discovered.
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Virtual Exploration Society: Roy Chapman Andrews
Read about a real life Indiana Jones. Roy Andrews was a paleontologist who discovered fossils from the Cretaceous period in the middle of the Gobi Desert.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dig It!
Children will enjoy learning about dinosaurs through the use of technology, research, hands-on activities, discussions, and written and oral presentations. This unit will help students to collaborate as a group and manage their own time.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Gobi Expeditions O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Gobi Expeditions. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this expedition where paleontologists and scientists gather to collect Cretaceous...
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Maryland Dinosaurs
This article describes some of the dinosaur findings in Maryland, U.S.A.
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Prehistoric Planet: Interview With Dinosaur Hunter Dr. Steve Nicklas
Dinosaur paleontologist Dr. Steven Nicklas is interviewed about his career. He currently runs a business called Paleo Prospectors, taking groups on guided fossil hunting trips.
Maryland Science Center
Maryland Science Center: Stomach Stones [Pdf]
In this simple activity, you will learn about the stomach stones, or gastroliths, that aided the digestion of some dinosaurs.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Albertosaurus
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the Albertosaurus dinosaur.
Museums Victoria
Museum Victoria: 600 Million Years: Victoria Evolves
600 Million Years is a permanent exhibition at the Melbourne Museum that examines how Australia evolved through the geological ages, and the dinosaurs and other prehistoric life that lived in the Victoria area in the distant past. The...
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Kidcyber: Some Australian Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Reptiles
Some of the dinosaurs that dwelt in Australia, like Muttaburrasaurus and Leaellynasaura, are described here. The site also has a dinosaur timeline, an ABC of prehistoric reptiles, information about the different periods in which...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Piece of Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid Puzzle Recovered
The first meteorite fossil discovered in this period when tests can be run on it, was found at Chicxulub in Northeastern Yucatan, Mexico. Scientists believe it is part of the meteorite which made the dinosaurs extinct.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Dinosaur Poop
This picture shows a sample of fossilized dinosaur poop. Fossilized animal dung is also known as coprolite. This particular sample was found in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. For more interesting information on dinosaur fossils check...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Dinosaur Egg
This picture shows a fossilized dinosaur egg. Just below the dinosaur egg is a ruler to help get an idea of its size. Dinosaur eggs have been found at over 200 different sites around the world. For more interesting information on...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Dinosaur Eggs
This picture shows a pair of fossilized dinosaur eggs. They were found in Kaoguo Formation, Henan, China and were photographed while on display at the San Diego County Fair, California, USA. Dinosaur eggs vary in size depending on the...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Dinosaur Leg Bones
This picture shows two dinosaur leg bones. Figure 1 shows the right humerus of a Mandschurosaurus while figure 2 shows the right ulna of the same dinosaur. The photo was taken against a white background. For more interesting information...
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