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What is a Dinosaur?

Millions of years ago, long before there were any people, there were dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were one of several kinds of prehistoric reptiles that
lived during the Mesozoic Era,
the "Age of Reptiles

PLANT EATERS:
HERBIVORES

People did not coexist with the dinosaurs (except for the birds).
Although the image of human cave dwellers hunting dinosaurs is well established in fiction, it is far from accurate. People didn't evolve until about 65 million years after the dinosaurs' extinction. Except for the birds, who are the sole surviving descendants of the dinosaurs, the dinosaurs and people are well separated in terms of geologic time. Dinosaur timeline

MEAT EATERS:
CARNIVORES

ONLINE DINOSAUR GAMES!

The Dino Challenge

Korky's Dino Hunt

Fossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been preserved by natural processes. Most fossils are formed from the hard parts of animals or plants such as shells, teeth, bones, or wood. The study of fossils, called paleontology, determined that life started on earth at least 3,500 million years ago!

Fossil Fun

Fossil Site Index

Dinosaur
Riddles

Dinosaur
RESEARCH LINKS!

What Killed The Dinosaurs?

The Great Mystery