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Dinosaur Fossils (By U.S. State!)
Top of Page Source: iStockMost people are familiar with their state’s official flower and flag, but did you know that almost every state has an official fossil as well? These state symbols are a…Apatosaurus
(Encyclopedia) ApatosaurusApatosaurusăpˌətəsôrˈəs, āˌpătˌə– [key], [Gr.,=deceptive lizard], quadruped saurischian dinosaur, estimated to be from 70 to 90 ft (21 to 27 m) in length and to weigh up to…Geologic Timescale (table)
(Encyclopedia) Geologic Timescale Era Period Epoch Approximate duration (millions of years) Approximate number of years ago (millions of years) Cenozoic Quaternary Holocene 10,000 years ago to…Fastest:
OrnithomimineeMeaning of Name: “bird mimic”Period: Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago)Size:3 - 3.5 meters longWeight: 100 - 175 kgLocation: Colorado, Utah, Canada…Smartest:
Troodontids Meaning of Name: “wounding tooth”Period:Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago) Size: 2 - 3.5 meters longWeight:50kg Location:Canada, Montana, Wyoming…Best Defense:
AnkylosaurusMeaning of Name:“bent; crooked lizard”Period:Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago)Size: 4 - 9 meters long Location: Texas, Antarctica, Utah, and Argentina Not…75-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Voice Heard Again
A team of computer scientists and paleontologists from Sandia National Laboratories and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Museum has recreated the sound that a Parasaurolophus…Largest Carnivore:
Giganotosaurus carolinii Meaning of Name: “giant southern lizard” Period:Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago) Size: 13.5 - 14.3 meters long; head 165 cm Weight: 7- 8 metric…Widest Dinosaur:
Ankylosaurus magniventrisAnkylosaurus(c) Joe Tucciarone Meaning of Name:“bent/crooked lizard”Period:Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago)Size: 4 - 9 meters longLocation:…Largest Dinosaur:
Argentinosaurus hinculensis Argentinosaurus (c) Joe Tucciarone Meaning of Name:“Argentinian lizard”Period:Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago)Size:35 - 45 meters…Trending
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