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An A-Z of Reptiles
in the Time of the
Dinosaurs
Millions of years ago, before there were people, giant reptiles lived on earth.
Some reptiles could fly.
Some reptiles lived in water.
Some lived on land and were called dinosaurs.
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A is for allosaurus It was fierce. It was a meat eater. |
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B is for Brachiosaurus (say brack-ee-oh-saw-russ) Brachiosaurus ate plants. Its front legs were longer than its back legs. |
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C is for Composognathus It was about the size of a chicken. |
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D is for Dimetrodon The sail helped keep the dinosaur warm. |
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E is for Elasmosaurus Elasmosaurus was not a dinosaur. It was a reptile that lived in the sea. It was the biggest swimming reptile. It had a long neck and flippers. |
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F is for Fabrosaurus (say fab-roe-saw-russ) It was a small dinosaur. It ate plants. |
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G is for Gallimimus It ran fast on its two back legs. It had a beak. |
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H is for Hyaeosaurus (say high-lay-oh-saw-russ) It had spikes on its back and tail. It had a hard skin. |
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I is for Iguanadon Iguanodon walked on its back legs. It ate plants. |
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Dinosaurs...Dinosaur timeline...
Fossils... Triassic...Jurassic...Cretaceous...Australian Dinosaurs...
Flying reptiles...Marine
reptiles
If you use any part of
this, acknowledge it in your bibliography like this:
The Age of Dinosaurs
(2002). [Online], Available: www.kidcyber.com.au
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updated August 2007