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by krstl kitten
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous? What are
these? No, they are not sequels to movies, they are the
names of different periods of time in our Earth's
history. They are the times when great dinosaurs and
other fascinating creatures lived. At 46 years old, I'm
hardly a kid anymore, but in researching this article,
I'm beginning to see what my nieces and nephews find so
interesting about these animals.
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were 35 to 40 feet
long with teeth that were 4 inches long and toenails in
serious need of a manicure at 6 inches long! Okay, so
dinosaurs don't have toenails, they have claws...a mere
technicality. They weighed anywhere from 2 tons to over 5
tons. In today's terms, that would be somewhere between
an elephant and an adult river hippo. More than 60
complete and partial Allosaurus skeletons have been
unearthed in the United States....more than any other
fossil.
was all of about 50
to 60 pounds. At 9 to 10 feet long, I think we know where
he got his nickname! Built for speed, this dinosaur had
lots of sharp little teeth. He was also thought to be
cannibalistic. Okay, now that's just gross to me!
Couldn't they just make a salad or something? Anyway,
there were hundreds of Coelophysis skeletons found in
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico in 1947. They were all huddled
together, and scientists believe they died in a great
flood.