Forbes Paleo Club
Practice Questions
Current Events
Paleo-Facts
Timeline
Dinosaur Classification
Paleontology Facts
Paleontology
: the study of fossil animals and plants from prehistoric times
paleo = prehistoric times
ont
a
= beings (living things)
-logy =
"study of" or branch of science
National Geographic has an excellent website with a category titled
"Prehistoric World"
. You will find TONS of great information there!
Other websites:
(Let Mrs. Hart know if you find any other good ones that we should share with the group!)
Fossil Facts
Dino Buzz
Dinosaur Facts
Dinosaur Illustrations
Click here to take an online trivia quiz!
Archaeopteryx
"ancient wing" or "first bird"
feathers
shares a lot in common with theropods -jaws with sharp teeth, three fingers with claws, a long bony tail, hyperextensible second toes ("killing claw")
from the Late Jurassic Period
Stegosaurus
"roof lizard" or "covered lizard"
tiny brain
plates on its back
long, spiked tail
herbivore
from the Late Jurassic Period