Dinopaedia

Baryonyx

2008-09-02T12:42:00.000-07:00

Baryonyx was a large predator like T-Rex in the Early Cretaceous period. It ate fish more than meat. The huge crocodile like jaws could rip apart a fish. It also had a big, hooked claw on its hand.

Corythosaurus

2008-09-02T12:26:00.000-07:00

Corythosaurus lived North America. It was a duck-billed dinosaur and had a head-crest. They probably used it to attract a mate and communicate. The low trumpeting sound was made by nasal passages in its crest.

Sabourtooth Descendants

2008-06-30T02:14:00.000-07:00

I have been looking up about Sabourtooth descendants. Unfortunately I can't find any information on sabourtooth descendants. Hopefully you can. I'm very sorry. But I'm sure that they are large cats such as Tigers, Leopards and Lions. Write me a post about what you find out.

Extiction

2008-06-29T04:00:00.000-07:00

Why did the Dinosaurs die out? No body really knows why, but we have come up with several theories. One is that a Giant Meteorite hit the Gulf of Mexico creating a blinding flash of light. Next came the Massive shock wave. Several of these zoomed around the earth. They were Giant gusts of wind picking up anything in it's path.

If any Dinosaurs did survive the mascara then the flying dust and sand would of blocked out the sun and change the climate completely. The freezing cold would surely kill them off.

News About Sabourtooths

2008-01-29T13:15:00.000-08:00

Dear Maria thanks for your question. Unfortunately the Sabourtooth Tiger is not alive, only bones. But if you ask because you like Sabourtooths then don't get upset because they do have descendants. I am not sure what animals are the direct descendants but I will look it up for you and write another post soon.

New Jurassic Park film?

2008-01-29T12:47:00.000-08:00

The News About the new Jurassic Park film.

There is apparently a new Jurassic Park film coming out 2008. It is supposed to be called:

Jurassic Park 4: The Extinction.

In this new film the plot is that all your favourite people are back in an all new Jurassic Park film. They are told about an serious illness that has struck the island. If this isn't dealt with then the human race is in danger of extinction. They are sent on a perilous journey to cure them of the disease. Along the way they will meet old friends (dinosaurs)and possibly new ones...

Remember this may not be the exact plot, as I am only telling you what I know.

This Just in...

2008-01-29T12:42:00.000-08:00

According to a news report there is another possible cause of death to the woolly mammoths. Apparently paleontologists think that, by looking carefully at mammoth bones, small meteors got inside of them and then blew up, obviously not with a massive explosion. Look it up on the BBC news website.

Spinosaurus

2007-10-28T06:36:00.000-07:00

Spinosaurus was a giant meat eater. Some scientists say that it used its' sail to cool itself down during heatwaves. It would have lived at the end of the Jurassic and the start of the Cretaceous, about the same time as the tyrannosaurus. The Spinosaurus was bigger than the T-Rex and probably more fierce.

Jurassic Park

2007-10-28T06:19:00.002-07:00

Jurassic Park is a film about dinosaurs. When John Hammond creates clone dinosaurs he invites Dr Allen Grant and Ellie Settler, two paleontologists, and a scientist called Ian to see them. But it all goes wrong when one of John's staff turns off all the power. Allen Grant and John's two grandchildren experience many things like : a hungry Brachiosaurus, killer raptors, flocking herd of Gallimimus and a T-Rex that saves the day. This is a beautiful film with lots of horror. Certainly a film for the record books.

Dino Facts

2007-04-02T04:54:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Eve for asking my first three questions. I shall try to answer them.

1) The parent that sat on the eggs was the female only, except Ankylosaurus, it never sat on the eggs because it might have crushed them.

2) The picture is of a Mother T-Rex looking after it's young, Where is the male? I know it's gone out hunting, is that true...? Wrong, after the clutch of eggs have been laid the female chases off the male. Apart from that all Dino's are good parents, but years back Coelphysis have been thought to have eaten there young. But scientists have discovered that it may have been crocodiles they were eating.

3) Dinosaurs were in the United Kingdom but only a few of them have been identified. However, the Isle of Wight has the most fossils of any place in Europe.

Terrabird

2007-01-02T07:32:00.000-08:00

Terrabird was a 10 foot (3 meter) tall bird. It had feathers but could not fly. It ate meat and also lived in south America, with the sabourtooths. They lived during the ice age but the ice was at the tip of north America. It was during the time when mammoths were on there last legs.

The Jurassic

2007-01-01T05:25:00.000-08:00

The Jurassic was not the first period for the dinosaurs. But it was deadly time. The time when the beasts start to form. Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, pterasals. Not all the beasts lived in that time beasts like t-Rex and Albertosaurus lived in the Cretaceous.

Dimetrodon

2007-01-01T05:06:00.000-08:00

Dimetrodon was not actualy a dinosaur. Although it looked like one it was not. It was a prehistoric creature that passed as a dinosaur. It was a ground creature and was a carnivore that killed small bugs and dinosaurs. It lived near the start of the dinosaurs so it was not all ways a killer of dinosaurs.

Stegosarus

2006-12-31T08:46:00.000-08:00

Stegosarus was a dinosaur. It had plates on it's back (not plates you eat with). During the Jarassic peried, it had to be on the look out for the Allosaurus. It could put blood into it's plates to dissplay a scary sight for any preditors.

Ticerotops

2006-10-25T11:52:00.000-07:00

Tricerops is a herbivore that lived in the last period. Tricerotops stands for three horned beast. It was T-Rex's favourite meal. It lived in huge groups called herds. They protected their young and each other. They were what was called self-less.

Saber Tooth Tiger

2006-10-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

The Saber Tooth Tiger had two very long teeth sticking out from either side of it's moth. It had yellow fur and lived in the ice age with the woolly mammoths. It was a carnivore and again was not a dinosaur. It was very much like raptors because it jumped on it's prey. The claws were only used to move the corpse over.

G. Wucaii

2006-10-11T12:14:00.000-07:00

The G. Wucaii is a new fossilised dinosaur. It is the oldest T-Rex in the family. It was 3ms long. A spectacular crest on the top of its Head that was probably brightly coloured. the new type was found in the Junggar basin, a place rich in Dino fossils in the north-west corner of china.

Woolly Mammoth

2006-10-11T11:31:00.000-07:00

The Woolly Mammoth was a huge prehistoric creature. Although it wasn't a dinosaur, it was a fascinating creature. It was basically an elephant in lots and lots of fur. But it had a lot of differences as well: its teeth were different, it had a very long curly trunk. If you watch Prehistoric Park you can see one in episode 2. Its' name was Mather the Mammoth (I think).

Albertosaurus

2006-10-11T11:21:00.000-07:00

Albertosaurus was part of the Tyrannosaur family. It ate meat and could not run that fast. It had to be patient and wait for a slow moving prey to walk by. The creature had thick sharp teeth that would tear away anything ( expet metal and other types of metal ).

Ankylosaurus

2006-10-04T12:20:00.000-07:00

Ankylosaurus was a thick boned herbivore that had spickes on it the fleshy bit was on the bottom. It sat down and tyrannosaurus could not kill it. It could not run very fast because of it's weight. The creature lived near ground level and could not stand on two legs.

T-rex

2006-10-04T12:02:00.000-07:00

T-Rex stands for Tyrannosaurus Rex. It means it was king of the dinosaurs. This creature had tiny arms that couldn't even reach it's mouth. So they had no use. T-Rex used it's large teeth to dig into it's preys flesh. It chased it's prey short distances and would knock it over if possible. T-Rex lived in the Cretaceous period.

Diplodocous

2006-10-04T11:40:00.001-07:00

Diplodocous comes from a family of the sauropods. They have enormous bodies and very long tail. These magnificent dinosaurs lived to the end of the Jurassic period. Their tails were used to keep them balanced and to make attracting sounds. They were also used for scaring away predators like Allosaurus the king of the Jurassic.

Velociraptor

2006-09-20T11:44:00.000-07:00

The Velociraptor is the second most deadliest dinosaur. It was the most scariest in the 3 films Jurassic park. It has razz er sharp claws on it's feet. It also has retractable claws on it's hands. The velociraptor is the fastest carnivour ( meat-eater) in the world, it would run after it's prey and jump on it and dig in it's claws until the prey is dead. Then it sinks it's teeth into a juicy piece of meet.

Welcome

2006-09-20T11:32:00.000-07:00

Hello young explorers. Welcome to the land of dinosaurs. We shall look at the many species of dinosaurs. Enjoy the tour.