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Animal
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Animal
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Description
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Any of a group of extinct reptiles living between 205
million and 65 million years ago. Their closest living
relations are crocodiles and birds. Many species of
dinosaur evolved during the millions of years they were
the dominant large land animals.
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How
big does this animal get?
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Most were large (up to 90 ft), but some were as small
as chickens.
The biggest dinosaurs were the Sauropods.
115-130 feet long 80-100 metric tons.
The smallest dinosaurs were the Microraptor.
about 4 ft. long, weighing perhaps 6.5-14 pounds.
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When
full grown how much does this animal
weigh?
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The dinosaurs ranged in weight from 2 lb. to 80
tones
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Where
does this animal live?
Or
What
was it's Habitat?
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Because dinosaurs are no longer living, determining
the environment of them is difficult using the fossil
remains.
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What
does this animal eat?
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Some dinosaurs were carnivores (meat-eaters) but most
were herbivores (plant-eaters).
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Where
does this animal get their food?
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In their environment or habitat.
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How
long does this animal live?
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Hard question to answer, click
here for the reason why.
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How
does this animal move?
Fast/slow
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What we know about how dinosaurs moved: Movement
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Predators
- What animals preyed on this animal.
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The actual predators of most dinosaurs are not known.
To determine what dinosaurs a meat-eater ate is very
difficult since the fossil record is all there is, and it
is very incomplete.
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Other
Information
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The Dinosaur is an extinct animal which disappeared 65
million years ago for reasons not fully understood,
although many ideas exist.
The word dinosaur means: "fearfully great
lizard,"
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The
Dinosaur
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