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About the author

meet dr ben garrod Dr Ben Garrod is an evolutionary biologist, which means he studies how different animals change over time. He has worked worldwide with chimpanzees, whales and sharks.

As a child growing up by the sea he fell in love with nature. He found his first fossil when he was very small and has loved dinosaurs ever since.

Ben is a TV presenter and a Teaching Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK.

www.bengarrod.co.uk

@BenGarrod

#DiNO geek

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contentspage 5 Who lived when?

page 6 Dinosaur criss-cross

page 7 Dino sudoku

page 8 Spot the difference

page 9 Find the dinosaurs

page 10 Colour the dinos

page 11 Unscramble the dinosaurs

page 12 Match the names

page 13 COMPETITION!

page 14 Dino name generator

page 15 Answers

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Triceratops

Stegosaurus

Gorgosaurus

Diplodocus

Tyrannosaurus rex

Coelophysis

who lived when?The times when the dinosaurs existed can be split into three main chunks (what we call ‘periods’) and these are the Triassic period, the Jurassic period and the Cretaceous period.

Can you unscramble the lines and find out which dinosaur lived when?

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You’ll find all these words in the So You Think You Know About... Dinosaurs? books. Can you fit them into this criss-cross puzzle?

5 letters

Skull

6 letters

FosSil

8 letters

TheropodJurasSicTriasSicDinosaurSkeleton

9 letters

vertebraecarnivore

10 letters

Cretaceous

DINoSAUr CrISs-CroSs

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Can you work out these sudoku puzzles?

Each row – up and down – should contain a Tyrannosaurus, a Diplodocus, a Triceratops and a Stegosaurus.

Tyrannosaurus

Diplodocus

Triceratops

Stegosaurus

DINo SUDoKU

Puzzle 1 Puzzle 2

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Spot the difFerenceLook very carefully and see if you can spot six differences between these two pictures of Triceratops.

Spot the difFerence

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find the dinosaurs

S S B R U Y D E U R W H T C S

P R U R S C W J M M S C O H U

I Q H R O U P G H R P O R A M

N S M J U N Z P T W Y O O S I

O S V O G A T Y G E W Y S M M

S C G B H G S O L X W R A O O

A A L B E R T O S A U R U S I

U C K H Y V T V I A X M R A H

R P I Q C Q L O P H U N U U T

U G D B S Y H Z C X C R S R U

S P O T A R E C I R T A U U R

T A R B O S A U R U S O R S T

S U R U A S O N N A R Y T B S

C H S U C O D O L P I D W E Z

A L L O S A U R U S S O O Q L

Can you spot the names of these dinosaurs in this wordsearch puzzle?You might find the names show forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally.

TYRANNOSAURUS

DIPLODOCUS

TRICERATOPS

ALLOSAURUS

BRACHIOSAURUS

BRONTOSAURUS

TARBOSAURUS

STRUTHIOMIMUS

SPINOSAURUS

CHASMOSAURUS

TOROSAURUS

ALBERTOSAURUS

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colour the dinos

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Can you unscramble the names of these dinosaurs? There’s a clue under each name to help you.

1. updosdolci(Large plant-eating dinosaur)

2. usnrrtosynaua(Huge predatory dinosaur)

3. rtecarsipot(Dinosaur with horns)

4. etictraaspotno(Dinosaur with a massive skull)

5. oorsarugsgu(Meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous)

6. ainoprsssuu(The biggest predatory dinosaur ever)

unscramble the dinosaurs

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1. Tarbosaurus

2. Daspletosaurus

3. Gorgosaurus

4. Tyrannosaurus rex

5. Triceratops

6. Chasmosaurus

7. Titanoceratops

8. Styracosaurus

9. Galeamopus

10. Diplodocus

a) tyrant lizard king

b) spear-tip lizard

c) alarming lizard

d) three-horned face

e) double beam

f) frightful lizard

g) dreadful lizard

h) hollow lizard

i) titanic horn face

j) helmet head

matcH the NAMeSWe all love dinosaur names but do you know what they mean?Can you match these dinosaur names with their meanings?

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Create your own dinosaur in the space below for a chance to win a bundle of roarsome goodies! Give your dinosaur his or her own unique name by using the Dino Name Generator on the page 14. Competition entries will be judged by Ben Garrod and the winner announced autumn 2018

design a dinosaur competition

Enter the competition by post, email or by asking an adult to tweet a picture of your drawing to @HoZ_Books and include the hashtag #DinoGeek

To enter by post, simply send your creation to: Zephyr, 5-8 Hardwick Street, 1st Floor East, London EC1R 4RG

Or email a copy to dinogeek@headofzeus.com

Closing date: 30th August, 2018. Open to UK residents only. Competition terms and conditions can be found at:

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DINo NAMe GeNerATorUse the dino name generator to create your very own dinosaur name, using a combination of all your favourite things!

January =February =

March =April =May =

June =

ApatoBagaDiDinoNanoPenta

Month you were born

Red =Orange =Yellow =Green =

phalangespteronpteryxvenator

Your favourite colour

Example: you were born in July, your name is Persephone and your favourite colour is purple. Your dinosaur name is Stenogracilisauro

July =August =

September =October =

November =December =

StenoTetraTriVelociPentaRhomale

First letter of your first nameA =B =C =D =E =F =G =H =I =

spinoclaotyrannoceratichthyopsittacosarcostegodromeo

J = K =L = M =N =O =P =Q =R =

therocostabrontodeinodracoelmigraciligigalyco

S =T =U =V =

W =X =Y =Z =

pedipeloropyrobrachiodocusstenothalassotroo

Blue =Pink =

Purple =Gold =

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Coelophysis TRIASSICStegosaurus JURASSICDiplodocus JURASSICTyrannosaurus rex CRETACEOUSGorgosaurus CRETACEOUSTriceratops CRETACEOUS

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1 Diplodocus2 Tyrannosaurus3 Triceratops4 Titanoceratops5 Gorgosaurus6 Spinosaurus

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Tarbosaurus (alarming lizard)Daspletosaurus (frightful lizard)Gorgosaurus (dreadful lizard)Tyrannosaurus rex (tyrant lizard king)Triceratops (three-horned face)Chasmosaurus (hollow lizard)Titanoceratops (titanic horn face)Styracosaurus (spear-tip lizard)Supersaurus (super lizard)Galeamopus (helmet head)Diplodocus (double beam)

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