Brachiosaurus - Enchanted Learning
Habitat Brachiosaurus was a terrestrial animal. It was assumed for many years that giant sauropods spent most of their time in water, letting the water support their weighty bodies while breathing through their lofty nostrils.
Frequently Asked Dinosaur Questions - Enchanted Learning
Question #12: What kind of habitat did the dinosaur [you name it] live in? Habitats are very difficult to infer from the sparse fossil data that is generally available. A few of the dinosaur's contemporaneous plant or animal fossils are sometimes found, but even then, determining what the environment was like is pretty difficult.
Dinosaur Diets - Enchanted Learning Software
Teeth - A dinosaur's tooth structure also tells us what type of food the dinosaur ate. Meat eaters need sharp teeth for tearing flesh or strong teeth for crushing animals; plant eaters have teeth that could strip, and sometimes chew, foliage. Gastroliths - Gizzard stones (which aided digestion), have been found with some dinosaur fossils. These ...
Allosaurus Information - Enchanted Learning
Allosaurus was a huge carnivore, a meat eater equipped with sharp, pointed teeth in large, powerful jaws - it was the biggest meat-eater in its habitat. This theropod also had long, sharp clawed hands. Allosaurus probably ate large, plant-eating dinosaurs, like Stegosaurus.
Stegosaurus - Dinosaur Info - Enchanted Learning
Stegosaurus was an herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur, belonging to the group Thyreophora (also called Enoplosauria, they were dinosaurs with dermal armor, including both the stegosaurs and the ankylosaurs, as well as some others) and the group Stegosauridae (which includes Kentrosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus, and others). Stegosaurus was the largest ...
Compsognathus Fact Sheet - Enchanted Learning
Compsognathus was about the size of a chicken and is one of the smallest-known dinosaurs. It walked on two long, thin legs, had three-toed feet, a small, pointed head with small, sharp teeth, hollow bones, and a long, flexible neck.
Baryonyx Fact Sheet - Enchanted Learning
Baryonyx was found in 1983 in a clay pit in Surrey, England, by the British amateur fossil hunter William Walker. It was the first carnivorous (meat-eating) dinosaur found in England. About 70% of this dinosaur’s skeleton was found. Baryonyx was …
DINOSAUR EXTINCTION - Enchanted Learning
These extinctions are not caused by major catastrophes or horrendous climactic changes, but by small changes in climate or habitat, depleted resources, competition, and other changes that require adaptation and flexibility. Most dinosaur species perished in background extinctions that occurred throughout the Mesozoic Era.
EDMONTOSAURUS - Enchanted Learning
Edmontosaurus was a slow-moving dinosaur with few defenses, but may have had keen senses (eyesight, hearing, and smell) to help it avoid predators in its swampy habitat. Edmontosaurus had leathery skin (as determined from two mummified Edmontosaurus fossils found in Wyoming).
Homalocephale- ZoomDinosaurs.com - Enchanted Learning
Homalocephale was a thick-skulled, plant-eating dinosaur. Its flat head housed a very thick skull, a tiny brain, and large eyes. The skull consisted of porous, non-rigid bone interlaced with blood vessels.