![]() |
Zoom Dinosaurs DINOSAUR QUESTIONS |
Current Questions | Top 16 Questions | Old Questions | Ask A Question For Site Supporters Only |
||||
By Date | By Type of Dinosaur | General Dino. Qns. | Qns. About Other Animals | Geological Era Qns. |
A: Megalodon is probably extinct. For a page on it, click here.
A: Click here for a page on Komodo dragons.
A: There were many, many Pterodactyls, flying reptiles that lived during the time of the dinosaurs (but they were not dinosaurs). For information on Pterodactyls, click here.
A: Triceratops means "three horn face." For a page on Triceratops, click here. For a brief fact sheet on Triceratops, click here.
A: Plant-eaters are called herbivores (this name applied to all plant-eating animals, not just dinosaurs). The two major groups of plant-eating dinosaurs are the sauropods (long-necked, long-tailed saurischians) and the ornithischians.
A: Hadrosaurs are commonly known as duck-billed dinosaurs. Hadrosaurus was a type of hadrosaur.
A: For a page on Megalodon, click here.
A: The Jurassic periodlasted from 206-144 million years ago. For information on the Jurassic period, click here.
A: None. Stegosaurids (like Stegosaurus and Kentrosaurus) had large, bony spikes at the end of the tail (called Thagomizers).
A:
Birds are probably the descendants of the dinosaurs.
A:
Dinosaurs appeared during the Triassic period (about 230 million years ago) and the last of the dinosaurs went extinct during the late Cretaceous period (about 65 million years ago during the K-T extinction).
A: For the outline of a theropod (meat-eating) dinosaur footprint, click here. No Giganotosaurus footprints have been found.
A: There is no evidence that Dilophosaurus could spit poison.
A: Trachodon means "rough tooth." For a page on Trachodon, click here.
A: Click here.
A: Colorado's state dinosaur is Stegosaurus. For a page of state dinosaurs, click here.
A:
Not all dinosaurs with vertebral spines are classified as spinosaurids, e.g. Acrocanthosaurus (an allosaurid) and Altispinax (a nomen dubium whose classification is uncertain). Its overall skeletal characteristics are more important characteristics than just vertebral spines.
A:
Yes. For a page of Australian dinosaurs (and other nearby dinosaurs), click here.
A:
Megalodon was a huge, predatory shark (about 40 feet (12 m) long or perhaps longer) but it may not have been the biggest shark - the modern-day Whale Shark is about 46 feet (14 m) long. For information on Megalodon, click here
A:
Click here.
A: Fossils have been found on every continent. The most dinosaur fossils have been found in areas where paleontologists can easily search for them (in badlands and other areas where sediment is exposed); some countries are relatively inaccessible due to their location, climate, civil unrest, unpredictable dictators, etc.
A: For a page on Afrovenator, click here. For a page on Jobaria, click here.
A: Yes, many have been, including Albertosaurus (named for Alberta, Canada), Sinosauropteryx (named for China), Utahraptor (named for Utah, USA), Lesothosaurus (named for Lesotho, a country in south Africa) and Edmontosaurus (named for the Edmonton Rock Formation in Canada). For others, click here.
A:
Maiasaura menas "good mother lizard." For more information on Maiasaura, click here
A: Some dinosaurs could probably jump, but others (like large sauropods, for example) could not. How far a jumping dinosaur could jump is not known yet.
A: Compsognathus protected itself with its sharp claws and teeth - it's fast speed made running away a reat defense. This tiny dinosaur was probably preyed upon by larger meat-eating dinosaurs. For information on Compsognathus, click here.
A:
For the earliest dinosaur finds, click here.
A: Click here
A: Click here.
A:
In the Jurassic Park movies, Dilophosaurus was pictured haveing this type of frill, but there is no evidence that it had one in real life. For information on Dilophosaurus, click here.
A:
For information on Woolly Mammoths, click here.
A:
For a page on the Jurassic period, click here.
A: Compsognathus fossils have been found in Europe (in Germany and France).
A: Velociraptor was really only about 6 feet long (much smaller than in the movie).
A: Most dinosaurs went extinct in background extinctions (failing to adapt to changing conditions) and minor mass extinctions (which occur occasionally).
A: Click here for a page on that topic.
A:
For a page on dinosaurs reproduction, click here.
A: Probably, but no one knows for how long or when.
A:
T. rex was about 13 feet tall at the hips.
A: Yes, but they did not the external, fleshy lobes like we have.
A: For a page on Carnotaurus, click here.
A: None of the dinosaurs were lizards. Dinosaurs were reptiles and are related to lizards.
A:
Dinosaurs lived from about 230 million years ago until 65 million years ago (during the Mesozoic Era).
A:
It was Spinosaurus.
A: For the earliest dinosaur finds, click here.
A:
It isn';t known is the object was an asteroid or a comet - and I haven't heard of it being given a name. The crater it formed off the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico was named the Chicxulub Crater.
A:
It isn't possible now because there is no complete dinosaur DNA (which would be neccessary to clone a dinosaur). I have no idea if it will ever be possible.
A: Click here.
A: Click here.
A: Sharks are a type of fish (they are neither reptiles nor mammals). For a page on shark classification, click here.
A:
For a page of our references (and other good books and links), click here.
Enchanted Learning®
Over 35,000 Web Pages
Sample Pages for Prospective Subscribers, or click below
Overview of Site What's New Enchanted Learning Home Monthly Activity Calendar Books to Print Site Index K-3 Crafts K-3 Themes Little Explorers Picture dictionary PreK/K Activities Rebus Rhymes Stories Writing Cloze Activities Essay Topics Newspaper Writing Activities Parts of Speech Fiction The Test of Time
|
Biology Animal Printouts Biology Label Printouts Biomes Birds Butterflies Dinosaurs Food Chain Human Anatomy Mammals Plants Rainforests Sharks Whales Physical Sciences: K-12 Astronomy The Earth Geology Hurricanes Landforms Oceans Tsunami Volcano |
Languages Dutch French German Italian Japanese (Romaji) Portuguese Spanish Swedish Geography/History Explorers Flags Geography Inventors US History Other Topics Art and Artists Calendars College Finder Crafts Graphic Organizers Label Me! Printouts Math Music Word Wheels |
Click to read our Privacy Policy
Search the Enchanted Learning website for: |