Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. At the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago, dinosaurs suffered a catastrophic extinction, which ended their dominance on land. Taxonomists consider modern birds to be the direct descendants of theropod dinosaurs.
Since the first dinosaur was recognized in the 19th century, mounted, fossilized dinosaur skeletons have become major attractions at museums around the world. Dinosaurs have become a part of world culture and remain consistently popular, especially among children. They have been featured in best-selling books and films such as Jurassic Park, and new discoveries are regularly covered by the media.
The term dinosaur is sometimes used informally to describe other prehistoric reptiles, such as the pelycosaur Dimetrodon, the winged pterosaurs and the aquatic ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs, although technically none of these were dinosaurs.
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Bry-Back Manor: Dinosaurs - Coloring activities and songs. Includes instructions and printouts for organising your own dinosaur party.
CBeebies: Dinosaur Dream - Sing this song with the Tweenies as they make up different sorts of dinosaurs.
CBeebies: Dinosaur Stomp - Pretend to be a dinosaur and sing along with this song.
Dinosaur Activities - Includes a picture to color for each letter of the alphabet, dot-to-dot puzzles and mazes.
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Dinosaur Printouts - Pictures and activities to print out and color. From EnchantedLearning.com.
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Dinosaurs and Extinct Animals Coloring Pages - A collection of pictures to print out and color.
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Dinosphere - Make a movie about the life of a dinosaur, color pictures and play a hunter game online.
The Crayon House: Dinosaurs - Pictures to print out and color in.
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