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Tuesday 19 March 2013

Know More About Dinosaurs

We all have heard of Dinosaurs who existed on earth millions of years ago! So here, in this post, I will try to make you aware of various dinosaurs that existed on earth…
Dinosaurs were the true giants of the natural world.. They lived on earth during the Mesozoic period.. It extended from 245 to 65 million years ago and is divided into three sub-periods  Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous.. The term 'dinosaur' was coined in 1842 by an English paleontologist, Sir Richard Owen and literally means 'terrible lizard'
Some Dinosaurs you would like to know about..





BRACHIOSAURUS was one of the largest animals that ever existed on earth! It was a four legged plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck. Its forelimbs were longer than its hindlimbs! It had a very small brain!







STEGOSAURUS is the most recognizable dinosaur because it had a double row of plates along its arched back and two pairs of spikes near the end of its tail.. It had short forelimbs, a small head that was held close to the ground and a stiff tail..






TYRANNOSAURUS REX was one of the largest carnivores that existed on earth.. It had a massive skull which was balanced by a long, heavy tail! It had long and powerful hindlimbs and short forelimbs.. It had teeth six inches long and sharp as daggers… Some paleontologists say that it was a predator while others believe that it was a scavenger!








DIPLODOCUS was the longest dinosaur.. It had a very long neck and tail and four strong legs.. Its forelimbs were slightly shorter than its hindlimbs.. For its size, it had a very small head!











TRICERATOPS was a herbivorous dinosaur and resembled the modern the modern rhinocores.. It had a large skull, one of the largest of all land animals.. It bore a single horn on the snout and a pair of horns, one above each eye…!






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