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Explore the world's most exciting prehistoric creatures with our fun dinosaur facts, ranging from the carnivorous T-rex to the stubby-legged ankylosaur.
Quick facts about dinosaurs for kids and grown-ups! Find out what dinosaurs ate, how they may have behaved, what they may have looked like, and more.
26 Some dinosaurs had crests or horns, like Triceratops, used for display or defense. 27 Ankylosaurus had a heavily armored body and a club-like tail. 28 The name Velociraptor means "swift thief." 29 Diplodocus had a whip-like tail that could have been used for communication or defense.
Here is a quick and easy overview of the most important highlights of what was happening in the Mesozoic Era. You might be surprised by what you don't know about dinosaurs—for example, some evolved into birds, and they lived at the same time as some mammals.
Dinosaur, the common name given to a group of reptiles, often very large, that first appeared roughly 245 million years ago and thrived worldwide for nearly 180 million years. Most died out by the end of the Cretaceous Period.
Dinosaurs are ancient reptiles that began roaming Earth over 230 million years ago. Venture into the past with these 100 fun dinosaur facts!
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles [note 1] of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is a subject of active research.