Are you ready to explore the Dinosaur Discovery exhibit this summer (May 1 - Sept. 6)? Dinosaurs share quite a few similarities with animals at the zoo! Read on to reveal the secret riddle below.
BRACHIOSAURUS was the tallest animal that ever lived. Its neck could reach up to 35 feet high to feed on high branches of trees. Brachiosaurus is known from both the American West and East Africa from the Late Jurassic Period, 145 million years ago. Can you think of an animal that uses its height to reach the best leaves?
TRICERATOPS was the largest of all the many kinds of horned dinosaurs. It grew to 30 feet long, bigger than an ice-cream truck. Triceratops had small leaf-shaped teeth with which it snipped and ground down low-growing plants. Its three bony horns were thin and so were probably better for scraping against rivals than stabbing a T. rex. Can you think of an animal with lEaf-shaped teeth and horns?
PARASAUROLOPHUS was one of the largest and last of the duckbilled plant-eating dinosaurs. The crest of Parasaurolophus was a huge trumpet-like tube of bone. By blowing through the crest, it could have created a low rumbling sound that signaled danger to other members of its herd. Parasaurolophus lived in the American West in T. Rex’s time, 65 million years ago. Can you think of an animal that uses special sounds to communicate to its herd or pack? Dinosaurs lived in many Environments, from forest to desert. While it never snowed in dinosaur time they experienced cool weather and dark arctic winters. Can you think of an animal that lives in a warmer climate, but that might eXperience cooler weather?
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