Dino Day

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by Michael

Tyrannosaurus Rex
by Michael and Alicia
40 feet long, weight 5-7 tons
Carnivore
Cretaceous Era
Friend/foe triceratops and edmontosaurus
Probably slept standing up. Jaws were up to four feet.
Fossils located in North America and Mongolia.
Possible reason for extinction: meteor


Pterodactyl
by Armando, Valeria and Dejeauna
6-9 foot wing span, weight 50-70 pounds
Carnivore
Late Cretaceous
Friend/foe: sinosaur and tyrannosaurus rex
A reptile not a dinosaur
The only reptile that flew during the time of the dinosaurs
Possible reason for extinction: asteroid


Ichthysaur
by Aaron, Justin and Antonio
6 1/2 feet, weight 200 pounds
Carnivore
Early Jurassic Era
Friend/foe: stenopterygius and plesiosaurus
The largest eye of any animal that ever lived.
Possible reason for extinction: meteor



Velociraptor

by Drew and Jasmine
5 feet, weight 15-53 pounds
Carnivore
Cretaceous Era
Friend/foe: oviraptor and gallimimus
Fossils found in China
The velociraptor was related to the vulture.
They had 80 very sharp teeth.
They were one of the smallest dinosaurs.
Possible reason fro extinction: asteroid


Plesiosaur
by Michelle & Kyla
10 - 60 feet
Carnivore
Jurassic Era
Friend/Foe: kronosaurus
Everyone thought the Loch Ness Monstre was a plesiosaur
Possible reason fro extinction: asteroid



Brachiosaurus
by James, Xavior and Seth
40 feet tall, heavier than two elephants
Herbivore
Late Jurassic Era
Friend/foe: supersaurus and stegosaurus
Fossils found in Colorado, U.S.A.
Its neck is longer than its body
Possible reason for extinction: meteor


Beelzebufo
by Rocio
16 inches long, weight 10 pounds
Carnivore
Cretaceous Era
Friend/foe: spinosaurus and Argentinasaurus
Fossils found in Madagascar
A frog the size of a bowling ball
Not related to African frogs, although fossil found in Africa
Possible reason for extinction: volcanic eruption



Triceratops
by Sarah
9 feet tall, 26-29 feet long, weight is 5 -6 tons
Herbivore
Cretaceous Era
Friend/foe: brachiosaurus and tyrannosaurus rex
Fossils found in the Rocky Mountains
Possible reason for extinction: meteor

Stegosaurus
by Emely and Alejandra
9 feet, weight 6,800 pounds
Herbivore
Late Jurassic Era
Friend/foe: sauropod and diplodocus
Fossils found in Colorado
Stegosaurus was the size of a bus
It had a small head, it was the size of a horse's head
Its brain was the size of a walnut
Possible reason for extinction: volcano