Supersized?
It had a brain as big as a walnut in a
body weighing nearly two tons!
DINOSAURS!
The biggest known dinosaur
was the Argentinosaurus
This gigantic plant-muncher measured about 120 feet
from head to tail and may have weighed over 100 tons.
CHICKEN!
The smallest known dinosaur was the
Microraptor, and was about the size of a...
Many dinosaurs had deadly,
knife-like spikes that were excellent protection from being eaten
SELF
DEFENSE
Dino-
Awards!
Some sauropods, like this diplidocus, used their long tails like whips against threatenting dinosaurs.
The Dumbest Dinosaur award goes to ...
The stegosaurus!
The smartest dinosaur was a troodon. Troodon was about as smart as a modern day possum. The Einstein of his time!
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
The biggest dinosaurs
were all vegetarian!
More than half of all dinosaurs were
herbivores...only 45% ate meat!
Dino-Eggs
photo credit Nasa / Goddard Space Flight Center / Reto Stöckli
OMELET ANYONE?
Many dino-moms laid
20-30 eggs at a time!
The fact is that out of a clutch of 20 or 30 newly hatched Stegosaurus babies, only two or three would have escaped being immediately gobbled up by swarming tyrannosaurs and raptors-GROSS!