Are you fascinated by dinosaurs or do you play many dinosaur games? Well guess what they might actually be all around us and they might not be as destructive as many of us think of them as. Dinosaurs ruled the our planet for millions of years‚ and they have been believed to go extinct by many humans. But the truth is that modern versions of dinosaurs are all around us. Scientists have been observing common features between the two species‚ and research shows that these animals are linked. The new
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Dinosaur Energy Ever since the discovery of the first dinosaur in 1824‚ scientists and laymen alike have been fascinated by the lives of these awe-inspiring prehistoric reptiles. How did they live? What were their insides like? How fast did they go? At the heart of these and many other such questions about these “terrible lizards” is the main controversy: were dinosaurs warm or cold-blooded? This complex scientific issue relates deeply to understanding the biology and lifestyles of these creatures
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The mass extinction of dinosaurs is still a mystery today but their are many theories supporting how and why approximately 70% of all living species on earth suddenly became extinct including dinosaurs‚ 66 million years ago. The most common and realistic theory is the astroid impact theory when a astroid 6-15 km in diameter hit earth with the force of five billion atomic bombs. Another possible theory is climate change‚ the dinosaurs didn’t adapt fast enough to the climate when it was changing and
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Texas. This river runs through the middle of Dinosaur Valley State Park and is infamous for its dinosaur tracks. In the particular section of the river in which Taylor was working were both tracks of a dinosaur and a human which had been preserved in the mud. A cross section showed the pressure exerted By each and the human print showed more pressure on the ball and heel of the foot forming the arch in the mud impression. The print of a three toad dinosaur was flat with no distinctions. The cross
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Chapter 1: Dinosaurs (Introduction) Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals belonging to the family of Dinosauria. The term “dinosaur” originated from the Greek words “deinos” which means fearfully great and “sauros” which means a lizard. The term “dinosaur”‚ was coined in 1982 by Richard Owen and was meant to refer to dinosaurs’ impressive size rather their scary appearance. Dinosaurs are considered to be the biggest animals to ever walk on Earth. They lived on every continent‚ including Antarctica
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Attention getter) Have you ever wished that the legendary creatures known as the Dinosaurs were still with us? In a sense‚ they still are! For example‚ imagine going to the museum and witnessing the skeleton of the great Tyrannosaurus Rex. As you examine it further‚ the muscles and skin of the creature begins to emerge in the mind‚ visualizing what the animal would look like if it was still around. (Thesis) For centuries‚ dinosaurs have long haunted our imagination. They have rich history of millions of
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What Killed Dinosaurs: New Ideas About the Wipeout Volcanic eruptions may have been culling dinosaurs before an asteroid struck. An illustration of dinosaurs fleeing a meteorite impact. Illustration by Mark Garlick‚ Science Source Ker Than for National Geographic News Published February 12‚ 2013 New insights about the asteroid thought to have killed off the dinosaurs suggest it may have just been the final blow‚ and that the reptiles were already suffering from a finicky climate prompted
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DATE: January 24‚ 2013 NAME: Carl Kallies SCIENCE REPORT: Dinosaurs - Spinosaurus The Spinosaurus is my favorite of all the dinosaurs. It was made famous in the movie Jurassic Park 3‚ one of my favorite movies. Scientists estimate Spinosaurus to be 40 to 56 feet or 12 to 17 meters from head to tail. Spinosaurus’ body looks a lot like that of T-Rex‚ but there are a couple of obvious differences. Of course‚ T-Rex didn’t carry that large sail-like fins made of 6-foot spines. And the front arms
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The children’s book “How do Dinosaurs say Goodnight?”‚ by Jane Yolen conveys a tale that addresses the questions of how dinosaurs prepare to go to bed. Each page is filled with a giant dinosaur with some human characteristics and his human parents. On the first page we see a big Tyrannosaurus Rex sitting on a bed with a toy train in his hand. We see a human dad standing in the doorway staring at his watch signaling that it was time for bed. “How does a dinosaur say good night‚ when Papa comes in
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There are many theories on how dinosaurs became extinct but scientists have not yet found a proven reason why. About sixty-five million years ago Dinosauriformes‚ or as we call them Dinosaurs‚ walked and roamed planet Earth. These massive carnivores‚ herbivores‚ and omnivores lived many years on earth before humans appeared. There were several variations of dinosaurs such as land‚ sea‚ and air dinosaurs. For a millions of years the dinosaurs thrived in their environment. They had an abundant food
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