DINO DIG # 9- Who finds dinosaurs and what are the scientists who study dinosaurs called ?
Welcome to the Ancient Southwest DINOSAUR DIG where we will discover amazing facts about these huge and mysterious creatures who once lived in the Southwest as we DIG DEEP in to the REALLY Ancient Southwest.
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SECTION I the SETTING Dinosaurs came from and lived in
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DINO DIG # 1- Dinosaurs lived in the MESOZOIC ERA. What are the three periods of Mesozoic time the dinosaurs lives ? Post the name of the period and the years is spanned. button
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DINO DIG # 2- How many types of Dinosaurs have been found in the world so far ? And how many of those have been found in North America? Of those, how many types have been found in the Southwest?
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DINO DIG # 3- During the Triassic, when Pangea was one big land mass
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DINO DIG # 4- Next, during the Jurassic period the climate change what was it like in the Southwest ? And where was the Pacific ocean? button
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DINO DIG # 5- During the Cretaceous what plants appeared that had never been in the Southwest or on Earth before ? And what was the climate like ? button
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DINO DIG # 6 - Are dinosaurs really extinct ? if not, who are their descendents? What skeletal characteristic tells scientists they are descendents? And what does this characteristic help them do?
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DINO DIG # 7- What size were small dinosaurs compared to things living today ? button
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DINO DIG # 8- What did the majority of dinosaurs eat ?
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DINO DIG # 9- Who finds dinosaurs and what are the scientists who study dinosaurs called ?
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SECTION II - Now lets explore the DINOSAUR GALLERIES
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DINO DIG # 10 - TRIASSIC GALLERY - what skeletal type of dinosaur lived in the Triassic?
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DINO DIG # 11- In New Mexico the oldest type of dinosaurs have been found. What is their name and what types of groups were they found in? button
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DINO DIG # 12 - Pick one other dinosaur from the Triassic to read about and then come back and tell us its name, its characteristics, and what you think is interesting about it. button
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DINO DIG #13 What Dinosaur has finally been found in California and where did it live ?
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DINO DIG # 14 - Pick a Jurassic Dinosaur to read about and then come back and tell us its name, its characteristics, and what you think is interesting about it. its name, its characteristics, and what you think is interesting about it.
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DINO DIG # 15 - Pick a Cretaceous Dinosaur and tell us its name, its characteristics, and what you think is interesting about it button
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DINO DIG # 16 - What catastrophic event seems to have happened 65 million years ago that marked the end of the Dinosaurs? Who followed them on earth ? button