What were T. rex's arms like?

Short, with two fingers. T. rex had a huge head but short arms with two fingers on each hand.

How many horns did Triceratops have on its face?

Three. "Triceratops" means "three-horned face."

What is Stegosaurus best known for?

Big plates along its back. Stegosaurus had two rows of bony plates on its back and spikes on its tail.

How do we know dinosaurs existed?

From fossils. Fossils, like bones, teeth and footprints, show us what dinosaurs were like.

🦖 Dinosaur trivia for kids - 12 prehistoric questions

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What does the word "dinosaur" mean?

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What does the word "dinosaur" mean?
Answer: Terrible lizard. The name comes from Greek words meaning "terrible lizard."
What were T. rex's arms like?
Answer: Short, with two fingers. T. rex had a huge head but short arms with two fingers on each hand.
How many horns did Triceratops have on its face?
Answer: Three. "Triceratops" means "three-horned face."
What is Stegosaurus best known for?
Answer: Big plates along its back. Stegosaurus had two rows of bony plates on its back and spikes on its tail.
How do we know dinosaurs existed?
Answer: From fossils. Fossils, like bones, teeth and footprints, show us what dinosaurs were like.
What do we call a scientist who studies fossils?
Answer: Paleontologist. Paleontologists dig up and study fossils to learn about ancient life.
Which animals alive today are descended from dinosaurs?
Answer: Birds. Birds evolved from small, feathered dinosaurs.
Did people ever live at the same time as T. rex?
Answer: No - they died out millions of years before people. Giant dinosaurs died out about 66 million years ago, long before the first humans.
What do most scientists think wiped out the giant dinosaurs?
Answer: A huge asteroid hitting Earth. A giant asteroid hit Earth and changed the climate so much that most dinosaurs could not survive.
Which of these was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur?
Answer: Brachiosaurus. Brachiosaurus used its long neck to reach leaves high up in the trees.
How were baby dinosaurs born?
Answer: They hatched from eggs. Dinosaurs laid eggs, and scientists have even found fossil nests.
Pteranodon soared through the sky in dinosaur times. What was it?
Answer: A flying reptile called a pterosaur. Pteranodon was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that was a close cousin of dinosaurs but not a dinosaur itself.

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