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Dinosaur Types!
Two main types of dinosaurs:
• Saurischia: (sore-is-che-a)
•Ornithischia: (or-nith-is-che-a)
•Both carnivores and herbivores.
•Only herbivores.
Saurischia: lizard-hipped• Large lizard like pelvises and clawed feet.
1. Theropods: (there-o-pods)
• Both carnivores and herbivores.
• Divided into 2 sub-orders:
2. Sauropods: (saur-o-pods)
Theropods: (breast-footed)
• Carnivores (meat eaters)
•Sharp slicing teeth & clawed hands.•Fast and agile.•Strong legs with 3 toed, clawed feet.•Bipedal walk. (walked on 2 feet)
Sauropods: (lizard footed forms)
• Herbivores. (plant eaters)
•Small heads and brains.
•Usually walked on 4 legs.
•Slow moving.
•Largest land animals ever!
Ornithischia: (bird hipped)
• Hips similar to modern birds & hoofed toes.•Only herbivores. •Four different types:
1. Ornithopoda2. Thyreophora
3. Pachycephalosauria
4. Certopsia
• Ornithopoda: (or-nith-o-poda) •Bird-footed with 2 legs. •No armor on body & spiked hands.
•Pachycephalosauria: (packy-cep-halo-sore-e-a)
•Walked on 2 legs.
•Huge bony skull.
• Thyreophora: (thigh-re-o-for-a) •Walked on 4 legs.
•Had an armor plated body.
•Certopsia: (sir-top-c-a) •Walked on 4 legs.
•Had beaks & horns on face.
• There were other types of dinosaurs:
•Pterosaurs: (ter-o-saurs)
•Flying bird-like reptiles.
•Ichthyosaurs: (I-cathy-o-saurs)•Plesiosaurs: (ples-e-o-saurs)
• Sea reptiles.
• For more information on different dinosaur species and characteristics visit the following web sites.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs/fact_files/index.shtmlWalking with Dinosaurs:
http://flood.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/dino/
The Natural History Museum: Dino Directory:
http://www.dinodictionary.com/dinos_a.asp
Dinodictionary.com:
http://www.proteacher.com/110055.shtmlDino Base:To access site, select “Dino base”.
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html
Zoom Dinosaurs.com: