Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs appeared on Earth about 230 million years ago. They lived on Earth for around 165 million years - that's 40,000 times longer than humans have lived on Earth. They disappeared about 65,000 years ago. Find out more about these great prehistoric animals.

Did you know?
Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic Era - the age of reptiles. The Mesozoic Era had three periods of time:
* Triassic Period: small fast dinosaurs appeared for the first time
* Jurassic Period: many dinosaurs were on the earth including the giants and flying pterosaurs
* Cretaceous Period: dinosaurs ruled the Earth, but all dinosaurs died at the end of this period

A joke...
What did the boy say when he saw three dinosaurs walking down the street wearing sunglasses?
Nothing - he didn't recognise them!

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 More about early life on Earth on LearnEnglish Kids

Game: Fossils and Things

Game: Dinosaur Match

Game: The Elephant Family

Quiz: Dinosaurs - the quiz will open in a new window

Song: Dinosaur 1-10

Story: Time Travellers - Meeting the Dinosaurs

Printables:
When did the first reptiles, dinosaurs and mammals appear? Print an activity and learn about early life on earth.
Life on Earth DOC PDF
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What do you know about early mammals? Print a quiz.
Early Mammals DOC PDF
Answers DOC PDF

Other interesting links

Lots of dinosaur games on the BBC Walking with Dinosaurs website

All dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago - nobody really knows why. Find out about Dinosaurs and Extinction

Laugh at dinosaur jokes on Kids Jokes

Find out all about dinosaurs with Enchanted Learning's Zoom Dinosaurs

 

 
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