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Dinosaurs
Vocabulary relevant to the study of dinasaurs
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Science
1st Grade
01/28/2014

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dinosaur


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a kind of animal that lived millions of years ago. Some dinosaurs were the largest animals that ever lived on land.

 
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Fossil

 

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the remains or trace of a living animal or plant from a long time ago. Fossils are found embedded in earth or rock.

Fossils of fish in the rock showed that the area had once been under water.

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paleontologist

 

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a scientist that studies animal and plant fossils for information about life in the past.

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carnivor

 

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an animal that eats the flesh of other animals.

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herbivor

 

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an animal that only feeds on plants.

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omnivore

 

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an animal that lives on a diet of both plant and animal food.

 
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