What was the very first dinosaur?
Eoraptor. Fossils found in 1991. Argentina. Lived
228 million years ago. 1m long. Many old
dinosaurs in S. America. Not all found?
What was the biggest dinosaur?
Brachiosaurus is largest complete skeleton. 12m
tall, 23m long, 70 tonnes. Longest diplodocus –
upto 27m long. Others lived, inc. supersaurus and
seismosaurus.
What colour were dinosaurs?
Fossils no use. Look at modern reptiles – dinosaurs
similar? Camouflage important, bright colours (be
seen/warning). Don’t fully know – think of zebra!
What do dinosaur eggs look like?
Unlike modern reptiles. Hard shells. Usually oval
shaped. Blunt at one end. Wrinkled shell. Upto
20cm long.