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===Dinosaur Information=== |
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Dinosaurs are a group of now-extinct, terrestrial reptiles in the order Dinosauria. They lived during the Mesozoic Era, from about 225 million years ago to about 66 million years ago. Species of dinosaurs ranged from chicken sized creatures such as the 2 pound predator Compsognathus to colossal, herbivorous animals known as sauropods weighing more than 80 tons. The sauropods were larger than any terrestrial animals that lived before or since. |
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Some dinosaurs were enormous, awesomely fierce predators, while others were mild-mannered plant eaters. The word "dinosaur" is derived from two Greek words meaning "terrible lizard." The name comes from the fact that remains of the earliest dinosaurs discovered were very large and showed they had a lizard like appearance. |
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Dinosaur Information
Dinosaurs are a group of now-extinct, terrestrial reptiles in the order Dinosauria. They lived during the Mesozoic Era, from about 225 million years ago to about 66 million years ago. Species of dinosaurs ranged from chicken sized creatures such as the 2 pound predator Compsognathus to colossal, herbivorous animals known as sauropods weighing more than 80 tons. The sauropods were larger than any terrestrial animals that lived before or since. Some dinosaurs were enormous, awesomely fierce predators, while others were mild-mannered plant eaters. The word "dinosaur" is derived from two Greek words meaning "terrible lizard." The name comes from the fact that remains of the earliest dinosaurs discovered were very large and showed they had a lizard like appearance.