Dinosaurs

Jurassic

Dinosaurs

Written by Sarah J. Keller

Copyright 2001 Isaveatree.com

ISBN 0-9714299-0-1 (50 Book Set)

Table Of Contents

Jurassic period…………………………6

Sauropods………………………………8

Long neck dinosaurs…………………14

Theropod…………………………...…16

Glossary……………………………….24

Index……………………………….….25

Books to read and web sites to visit…26

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Dinosaurs lived 200 million years ago. Dinosaurs have been dead for 60 million years. People have only been on our earth for 6 million years.

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Jurassic dinosaurs ruled earth 180 million years ago. The Jurassic world was warm and wet, perfect for reptiles. Huge forests grew and so did dinosaurs.

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Many types of dinosaurs walked in this world. Sauropods walked on four legs and were plant eaters. Stegosaurus was a Jurassic sauropod.

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The Othnielia was a small Jurassic plant eater. It was the size of a deer. It had cheek pouches like a squirrel and five fingered hands to hold its food.

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Heterodontosaurus was a huge Jurassic plant eater with three kinds of teeth to help it eat. It has small cutting teeth in front, two pairs of fang like teeth in the middle, and grinding teeth in the back of its mouth.

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The longest and biggest animals that have ever lived were the long-necked dinosaurs. The Diplodocus and the Brachiosaurus were both plant eaters.

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The Allosaurus was a theropod or meat-eating dinosaur. It walked on two legs and had hipbones like a lizard. It was bigger than a school bus and probably ate other dinosaurs.

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Scientists think that only a few dinosaurs were meat eaters. The Ceratosaurus was over 20 feet long and eight feet high. It had a short horn on its nose and four fingers on its hands.

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The Megalosaurus had curved saw-edgedteeth. It also hadcurved claws on itstoes and fingers. It was 30 feet long and weighed over 2 tons.

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Jurassic dinosaurs lived for more than 65 million years. They ate plants and other dinosaurs. Some walked the earth in groups or herds. We learn more about dinosaurs as we explore the places where they lived.

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Index Allosaurus, 16 Brachiosaurus,14 Ceratosaurus, 18 Diplodocus, 14 Heterodontosaurus, 12 Jurassic dinosaurs, 6, 22 Megalosaurus, 20 Othnielia, 10 Sauropod, 8 Stegosaurus, 8

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Glossary

Allosaurus – meat-eater or theropod dinosaur Brachiosaurus – plant eater or sauropod, long neck dinosaur Ceratosaurus – 20 foot long theropod Diplodocus – huge plant eating sauropod Heterodontosaurus – plant eating sauropod Jurassic – middle period during which dinosaurs lived

Megalosaurus – theropod with saw-edged teeth to rip its food apart Othnielia – small plant eater the size of a deer Sauropod – plant eating dinosaurs Stegosaurus – plant eater or sauropod

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More Great Books To Read

Title: On the Trail of Incredible Dinosaurs Author: William Lindsay Publisher: D.K. Publishing Copyright: 1998 Title: Dinosaur Cousins Author: Steve Parker Publisher: Grolier Educational Copyright: 2000 Title: The Last of the Dinosaurs Author: Steve Parker Publisher: Grolier Educational Copyright: 2000

Websites Link 1

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Credits

Sarah Keller – Author Douglas Meyers- Technology Director Dan Mader- Art Director / Illustrator Robert Rance - Photo Selections Robert Rance - Audio Engineering Robert Rance – Research

Photo Credits Some images in collection 1 (50 book set) www.arttoday.com I save a tree reserves the right to change photos at any time