Kylee's+Report

 Have you ever wondered what dinosaurs were really like? If you want to know about them you can ask me. I have found many interesting facts that you might like. For an example: did you know that the pachycephalosaurus had a nine to ten inch thick head? Another fact is dinosaurs lived during the Triassic, Jurassic, and the Cretaceous period. I will also give you information about some of my favorite dinosaurs, where it was found, what it ate, and what period it lived in.

The first dinosaur I’m going to talk about is the styracosaurus. (sty-racy-osaur-us) Styracosaurus meant “horned lizard. Styracosaurus weighed about two to three tons and measured about eighteen feet long. They traveled on four short legs, and ran about up to fourteen miles per hour. They had spikes that grew up to two feet long. They also had horns that were right above its eyes. They were plant eaters. They lived in the late Jurassic period.

The second dinosaur is the Stegosaurus. The Stegosaurus is a cousin to the Styracosaurus. Stegosaurus had spikes that could grow up to three feet long. It lived about 150 million years ago. It also lived in the western U.S. Stegosaurus defended itself by hitting the other dinosaur with its big, heavy, tail.

The third dinosaur is the Hadrosaur. This dinosaur lived in herds. They grew between 25 and 35 feet long. Hadrosaur also weighed between 3 to 4 tons. They had about 250 teeth. Hadrosaur was a large plant eater.

Have you ever heard of a Brachiosaurus? (bray.kee.uh.saur.us) These dinosaurs lived in what we now call Africa and North America. They grow up to 75 feet long and their height can be up to 40 feet. Brachiosaurus meant “armed lizard.” They also lived on completely dry land.

Do you know what a Sclidosaurus is? (sel.dou.saurus) Well this dinosaur is a plant eater that ate soft-leafed plants and different varieties of fruits. They lived in the early part of the Jurassic period. They weighed 500 pounds and measured 10 to 13 feet. They were also found in Asia, western North America, and western Europe.

What’s a camptosaurus? A Camptosaurus was a big plant eating dinosaur. In Greek, Camptosaurus meant “bird footed.” They lived in the late Jurassic period. They were 20 feet long and 3 to 4 feet tall.

Have you ever heard of a Superasaurus? These dinosaurs were one of the biggest dinosaurs in the world. They were 100 to 130 feet long and up to 42 feet high. It lived in the late Jurassic period. Their bones are found in what we now call the western United States.

Another dinosaur is the Eryops. (e-ree-ops) The Eryops was actually an amphibian. They lived in swamps. Eryops was about 5 feet long and was a meat eater. Scientists think that Eryops laid eggs in the water. Did you know what the word “Eryops” meant? Eryops meant “huge bird.”

A different dinosaur is the Velociraptor. (vuh-lahs-uh-rap-tuhr) They were small meat eaters that would eat plant eating dinosaurs. Velociraptors were 3 feet tall and 6 feet long. They represented a fierce bird.

The second biggest meat eating dinosaur is the Giganotosaurus. (jee –guh-no-saurus) They weighed up to 8 tons. They also were 45 feet long and 35 feet tall. Their skull even grew nine feet long! The Giganotosaurus ate large plant eating dinosaurs. They were cousins to the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The greatest meat eater of all is the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The name Tyrannosaurus Rex meant “king and tyrant lizard.” Since they had massive, strong, jaws they could bite through 4 inch thick bones. People found their bones in western North America.

 Sadly, dinosaurs came to an end. Dinosaurs like styracosarus,

tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and superasaurus are extinct. But some

dinosaurs are still here like alligators, lizards, and other reptiles. Scientists

say they were killed from an asteroid. They also said the asteroid hit in the

Gulf of Mexico. But we are not sure what really ended the dinosaurs. People

today are still trying to figure out what could have ended dinosaur life.