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Prehistoric Animal Topics

Curse of T. Rex: Explore the colorful cast of animals and plants that lived alongside the dinosaurs..

Dilophosaurus: A Narrated Exhibition: Visit a very special account of the discovery and reconstruction of this dinosaur. The exhibit is narrated by UCMP's own Sam Welles, who discovered Dilophosaurus

DinoBuzz: Explore current and exciting research into the biology of dinosaurs. Were they warm-blooded? Why did they go extinct? Are dinosaurs related to birds, or are they reptiles? All this and MORE!

Dinosauria: Facts and information about dinosaurs of all types

Dinosaurs at the Smithsonian: Photographs, facts, and important information

Dinosaur Links: Lots of links to information to links about dinosaurs

Dinotreker: All about dinosaurs

Discovering Dinosaurs: From Encyclopedia Britannica; Facts about anatomy, environment, physiology and behavior of dinosaurs

Dinosaur Eggs @National Geographic.com: Interactive and beautiful, this National Geographic study site includes an interactive dinosaur egg to be hatched with a click

Dinosaur Tracking: Learn about tracking dinosaurs, important facts and information

Dinasauria on-line: Sites that specialize in dinosaurs; SEARCHABLE by keyword

Field Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Exhibit: Photographs, facts, and important information

Honolulu Community College Dinosaur Exhibit: Photographs, movies, facts, and important information

Jeff's Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology: Important facts and information about dinosaurs and the dinosaur era

Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology: Links to articles and information about dinosaurs

Natural History Museum's Dino Directory: Select from an alphabetical listing, time period, country or by the shape and size of the dinosaur

Natural Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour of the Dinosaurs View many of our dinosaur specimens that are on exhibit

Stereoscopic Dinosaurs - Did Dinosaurs see in 3-d?

Tyrannosaurus Rex Exhibit: Photographs, important information and facts

Zoom Dinosaurs: A COMPREHENSIVE on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension Information about Dinosaurs, Anatomy and Behavior, Fossils, Dinosaur Classifications, and much MORE

Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

1upinfo.com: A free enclyclopedia to use for researching topics - SEARCHABLE by keyword

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE

 

 

...the word dinosaur means "terrible lizard?"
...dinosaurs walked the earth about 200 million to 600 million years ago?
...dinosaurs were reptiles?
...the smallest dinosaur was about the size of a chicken, and the biggest about the size of a ten-story building?
...some dinosaurs ate only meat, and others ate only plants?
...no living person has ever seen a real living dinosaur because they died out before man appeared on the earth?
...although there are many theories on why dinosaurs may have died out, no one really know the real reason?
...scientists today study dinosaur bones, or fossils in order to determine how the creatures lived?
...the first dinosaur fossil was found in the state of Connecticut about 175 years ago?
...the largest number of dinosaur fossils have been found in the state of Colorado?
...the names that were given to dinosaurs were taken from Latin?
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