Презентация, доклад на английском языке ДИНОЗАВРЫ

prehistoric reptile/animal that lived
millions of years ago.

Extinct – something that once alive but no longer exist anywhere on the earth.

Paleontologist – scientist who studies fossils.

Fossil – what is left of a plant or an animal that lived long ago.

Herbivorous - plant-eaters.

Carnivorous - meat-eaters.

Do We Know About Dinosaurs?
How a Dinosaur Fossil is Made?
How do Scientists Get Fossils?
What Have Scientists Learned From Dinosaur Fossils?
Dinosaur Names

215 million years ago;
They lived in most parts of the world;
They ruled the earth for nearly 150 million years;
Dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years.

of the Reptiles.

Scientists believe it might have been caused by an meteorite in the Yucatan and a volcanic eruption in India that blocked out the sun and changed the Earth’s environment.

as no surprise that the Chinese thought they were dragon bones.

Greek word deinos that means “terrible” and the word sauros that means “lizard”.
The term was coined by the British paleontologist Richard Owen in 1842. When he called them “terrible lizards”, he didn’t mean that they were scary monsters. He referred to their very large size.
Dinosaurs were not lizards or reptiles but many did lay eggs. Some had skin like crocodiles while others skin was much smoother.

on 2 legs, while some could do both. Many could fly like birds, others swam like alligators.
There were more than 700 different kinds of Dinosaurs.

five buses. The tyrannosaurus rex could eat 500 pounds of meat in one bite!

However, the average dinosaur was about the size of a station wagon or van. The smallest dinosaur was about the size of a chicken.

carefully from rocks.
The fossils are then taken to a museum where they are cleaned, measured, and studied.
Most fossils are found in pieces.
Scientists try to put the fossil pieces together like puzzle pieces.

of dinosaurs:
Some were small, like a chicken;
Some were tall, like a 3-storeyed building;
Some were plant-eaters, herbivorous and had flat teeth;
Some were meat-eaters, carnivorous and had sharp teeth.

on 4 legs
Plant-eater (flat teeth)
Sharp plates on back
Spikes on tail

dinosaurs
Meat-eater
About 12ft-16ft. Tall
Walked on 2 legs