travel_exploreDiscovery · Dinosaur bodies

🦴 Dinosaur bodies

How do we know what a dinosaur ate? Simple, true dinosaur bodies facts for young children, each with a fun fact, a tiny activity and a question to talk about together.

Tap a question to reveal the answer, share the fun fact, try the tiny activity, then talk about it together.

schedule2 minstarMediumgroupTogether

How do we know what a dinosaur ate? Revealexpand_more

A dinosaur's teeth are one of the best clues to its meals. Flat, blunt teeth were good for grinding tough plants, while sharp, blade-like teeth were made for slicing meat. Scientists also study fossil dung and even stomach contents to find out exactly what was on the menu.

🌟

Talk about itLooking at teeth tells us so much. What do you think your teeth say about your food?

⭐

Did you know?Scientists really do study fossil dinosaur poop, which even has its own special name.

🎲

Try itFeel your own flat back teeth and pointier front ones. Your mixed teeth show you eat both plants and meat.

Explore the map

🦴🌿What did dinosaurs eat?🦎What did dinosaurs use their tails for?🛡️How did some dinosaurs protect themselves?

🤖Still curious?How can fossil poop tell us what a dinosaur ate?arrow_forward

schedule2 minstarMediumgroupTogether

What did dinosaurs use their tails for? Revealexpand_more

Dinosaur tails did many important jobs. Long, heavy tails helped the big two-legged dinosaurs balance as they walked and ran. Some dinosaurs had tails with clubs or spikes to swing at attackers, while the giant long-necks may have cracked their whip-like tails to make a loud warning.

🌟

Talk about itIf you had a dinosaur tail, what would you use it for?

⭐

Did you know?Some long-necked dinosaurs may have flicked their tails fast enough to make a sound like a whip.

🎲

Try itStick out one arm behind you as a "tail" and lean forward. Feel how it helps you balance, just like a dinosaur.

Explore the map

🦴🐲Why did Stegosaurus have plates on its back?🛡️How did some dinosaurs protect themselves?🦖What was the T. rex like?

🤖Still curious?How did a heavy tail help a dinosaur balance?arrow_forward

schedule2 minstarMediumgroupTogether

How did huge dinosaurs carry their own weight? Revealexpand_more

The biggest dinosaurs were built like living cranes and bridges. Their legs were thick, straight pillars, perfect for holding up tons of weight. Surprisingly, many had hollow, air-filled bones that made them lighter than they looked, so they could grow enormous without collapsing.

🌟

Talk about itWhat is the heaviest thing you can imagine carrying?

⭐

Did you know?Some giant dinosaur bones were partly hollow, like the light bones of birds today.

🎲

Try itStand with straight legs right under you and feel how steady you are. Giant dinosaurs stood on pillar-like legs too.

Explore the map

🦴📏How big were dinosaurs?🦕Why did some dinosaurs have such long necks?🏙️How do skyscrapers stand up so tall?

🤖Still curious?How can a bone be strong but still hollow?arrow_forward

schedule2 minstarMediumgroupTogether

How did some dinosaurs protect themselves? Revealexpand_more

Plant-eating dinosaurs could not fight like hunters, so many grew amazing armour instead. Some were covered in bony plates and studs like a living tank, and a few had heavy clubs on the ends of their tails. Others relied on sharp horns, thick frills, or simply staying together in a herd.

🌟

Talk about itWould you rather have armour, horns or speed to stay safe?

⭐

Did you know?One armoured dinosaur had a tail club so heavy it could break the leg bones of an attacker.

🎲

Try itCurl up and cover your head and neck with your arms. That tuck is a bit like an armoured dinosaur protecting itself.

Explore the map

🦴🐲Why did Stegosaurus have plates on its back?🦏Why did Triceratops have horns?🦎What did dinosaurs use their tails for?

🤖Still curious?Which was the best-armoured dinosaur of all?arrow_forward

🦴 Dinosaur bodies

More topics

Sources