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Discovering prehistoric at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo n Get up-close and personal with life-sized that move, roar and interact with you n Learn about dinosaurs through the eyes of a paleontologist n Connect with present-day species of wildlife on the brink of extinction n Participate in fun, interactive activities, including digging for Limited-time engagement dinosaurs will take over Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo!

tplz.org/dinos For more information, visit What is a ? Dinosaurs lived on Earth for about Scientists have discovered more than 160 million – from about 225 1,000 different species of dinosaurs. million years ago until about 65 million There were likely many more that we years ago. just haven’t discovered yet. Dinosaurs ranged in size from smaller We learn about dinosaurs by the than a chicken (Epidexipteryx was only traces they left behind. This evidence is 10 inches long) to as much as 80 tons called fossils. Fossils are the remains and more than 120 feet long.

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Florida fossils . 3 MASTER LOGO mpa’s Lowry Park Zoo is included separately Did you know that the formation of much of the islands of the Florida Keys was due to fossils fossilization of coral? The main logo. Used for mediums with larger real estate where Ta That is pretty cool, right? According to PBS Learning media, “although they occupy less than one quarter of past life on Earth, such as of one percent of Earth’s marine environments, coral reefs are home to more than 25 percent of all known , eggs, teeth or shells; plant stems marine fish species.” Watch this video of a Florida girl as she explores the warm shallow waters off the coral or leaves; and even footprints. island on which she lives: tbtim.es/195s. After watching the video, respond to the following questions: is the study of the What process had to occur for living coral to be transformed into coral? on Earth as shown in What other organisms live in reef ecosystems and what do they need to survive? the fossil record. Scientists who study fossils are called paleontologists. Next, look through all of the photos in the Tampa Bay Times. What organisms live in your ecosystem? Sources: American Museum of Natural History, Brevard Make a list with your class. What do these organisms need to survive? Zoo, Florida Department of Environmental Protection/ Florida Geological Survey, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo 2 tampabay.com/nie tampabay.com/nietampabay.com/nie 3 modern Limited-time engagement dinosaurs will take over Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo! A dinosaur called Archaeopteryx dinosaurs that lived 147 million years ago One group of dinosaurs The most famous dinosaur of is considered to be did not go extinct 65 million all – T. rex – was a theropod. A the first . years ago. In fact, we see their dinosaur called Archaeopteryx descendants every day! We call that lived 147 million years ago them . is considered to be the first bird. Birds are the closest living So, the next time you see a relatives of a of nonflying chicken, you’re really looking at dinosaur called theropods. a dinosaur! tplz.org/dinos Theropods were a group of meat- Sources: American Museum of Natural History, California Museum of Paleontology For more information, visit eaters that walked on two legs. What is a dinosaur? Vocabulary Bipedal – An animal that walks on two legs.

Carnivore – An animal that eats other .

Extinction – When all members of a species have died out.

Fossils – The remains of ancient animals and plants.

Geology – The study of the history of the earth.

Herbivore – An animal that eats only plants.

Invertebrate – An animal without a backbone.

Omnivore – An animal that eats both plants and . 3 other animals. MASTER LOGO mpa’s Lowry Park Zoo is included separately The main logo. Used for mediums with larger real estate where Ta Paleontology – The study of the life of past geological periods from fossil remains.

Predator – An animal that kills and eats other animals.

Prey – An animal that is killed and eaten by another animal.

Quadrupedal – An animal that walks on four legs.

Vertebrate – An animal with a backbone.

tampabay.com/nietampabay.com/nie 3 T-Rex Rex n Meaning of name: “Tyrant lizard king” n Pronunciation: tie-ran-oh-SORE-us n Height: 15-20 feet Sources: BBC Earth, n Length: 40 feet National Geographic n Weight: 12,000 pounds n Diet:

Tyrannosaurus rex was one think its top speed was around of the largest dinosaurs that 15 miles per hour. ever lived. The carnivorous T. rex could This dinosaur was bipedal, eat up to 500 pounds of meat meaning that it walked on in one bite. Its serrated teeth two legs. are among the largest ever Compared to other dinosaurs, known. Its 5-foot-long jaw had T. rex had a large brain and possibly the most powerful bite excellent sight, hearing, of any land animal ever. smell and balance. T. rex lived in North It wasn’t very fast, America during the late though. Scientists period. Meet Sue T. rex fossils are not very rare. Hundreds have been discovered over the past century. Probably the Photo courtesy of the Field Museum of Natural History most famous T. rex fossil of all is Sue. Sue was discovered in South Dakota in 1990 by Sue Hendrickson. The fossil was named Sue in her honor. Sue is the largest, best-preserved and most complete T. rex fossil ever found. Sue is now on display at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Sources: BBC Earth, Field Museum of Natural History

4 tampabay.com/nie tampabay.com/nietampabay.com/nie 5 n Meaning of name: “Meat-eating bull” less-powerful bite than T. rex, but it could n Pronunciation: kar-noh-TORE-us bite very quickly, similarly to a snapping n Height: 10 feet . It had small, pebbly scales over its n Length: 26-30 feet body with large bony plates on its sides. n Weight: 4,000 pounds Carnotaurus had a large brain, but very n Diet: Carnivore small eyes: Scientists think it only had average vision and hearing. Its large leg and Although Carnotaurus looks a little similar tail muscles allowed it to run faster than T. Tyrannosaurus Rex to T. rex, they are only very distantly related. rex and other similar dinosaurs. Scientists Like T. rex, Carnotaurus was bipedal think it may have been more of a with short forelimbs. In fact, Carnotaurus’ than a predator. forelimbs were so short that they could not Carnotaurus lived in reach each other! during the period. Only one Carnotaurus had bull-like horns on its Carnotaurus fossil has been found, but it head that some scientists think were used to was unusually complete. fight. It had much smaller teeth and a much Sources: BBC Earth, National Geographic

Suchomimus n Meaning of name: “ mimic” had the most powerful n Pronunciation: sook-oh-MIME-us forelimbs of any two-legged land animal. n Height: 12 feet It had a curved, foot-long thumb claw that n Length: 35 feet scientists believe helped it to catch prey. n Weight: 10,000 pounds Suchomimus had upward-facing nostrils, n Diet: Carnivore just like a modern crocodile. And scientists think this predator, just like , Suchomimus was a huge, bipedal, would lie in wait in the water to ambush semi-aquatic carnivore. Its name comes unwary fish and other prey. from its long, narrow and snout, Suchomimus lived in Africa during the which resemble those of a crocodile. period. Source: University of Chicago Newspaper scavenger hunt Okay, so you probably won’t be able to find Going beyond the text any pictures of dinosaurs in the Tampa Bay Times – at least not live ones – but let’s see what you can find! Using the advertisements Being Creative and headlines, you need to find all of the letters to create the following words. If you What would happen if you were sent back in time to the Cretaceous period? can find a photo or cartoon of any of these What dinosaurs would you encounter? Where would you live? What would you items, you will earn bonus points. eat? What would you wear? What would you do for fun? Use the geologic timeline Alligator Chicken Lizard Animal Crocodile Pig on pages 8-9 and the internet resources listed on page 16 of this publication Aquatic Dinosaur Predator to learn more about the Cretaceous period. Next, use the information you have Bipedal Dragon Prey Bird Duck Rhino learned to write a paragraph imagining your life in the Cretaceous. Share your Bull Fossil paragraph with your class. Carnivore Horns

tampabay.com/nietampabay.com/nie 5 n Meaning of name: “High-spine lizard” n Pronunciation: Acrocanthosaurus was the largest North American predator ah-kroh-kan-tho-SORE-us of its time. In fact, it was nearly as large as T. rex – but it lived n Height: 13 feet more than 45 million years earlier, and is not related to T. rex. n Length: 38 feet Acrocanthosaurus’ most distinctive feature n Weight: 5,000-12,000 pounds was a ridge of long spines along n Diet: Carnivore

the top of its back, hip and tail. Scientists aren’t sure whether these spines supported a sail-like structure, like the dorsal spines of a lionfish, or a hump, similar to the shoulder of the American . It is thought that Acrocanthosaurus was relatively slow, but had a good . It had serrated teeth – like steak knives. Acrocanthosaurus lived in during the Early Cretaceous period. Fossil remains of this dinosaur are rare.

Sources: Black Hills Institute, Encyclopedia of Life, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

n Meaning of name: “First hadrosaur” Going beyond the text n Pronunciation: proh-toh-HAD-ros n Height: 9 feet Dinosaur Trading Cards n Length: 20 feet As you have learned, there were hundreds of different species of dinosaurs! Choose five of n Weight: 2,000 pounds the dinosaurs featured in this publication. Use the internet resources listed on page 16 of this n Diet: publication to research more about each one. Next, use the interactive tool at readwritethink.org/ files/resources/interactives/trading_cards_2 to create a trading card for each dinosaur. Print or Protohadros is believed to be save your cards and share what you have learned with your class. one of the earliest hadrosaurs. Hadrosaurs are also known as In depth duck-billed dinosaurs because Using the comics from the Tampa Bay Times as a model, create a comic strip using your their mouths have a flat, characters that tells a story. Your comic strip will need a title. Be creative! duckbill shape.

6 tampabay.com/nie tampabay.com/nie 7 Diabloceratops n Meaning of name: “Devil-horned face” Diabloceratops had a big, round nose, long n Pronunciation: dee-ob-low-SERAH-tops horns, a large, bony neck frill and a beaked n Height: 8 feet mouth. Although the large horns that gave n Length: 18 feet it its name look scary, Diabloceratops n Weight: 4,000 pounds was an herbivore, grazing on ground n Diet: Herbivore vegetation much like today’s rhino species. Not very much is known about Diabloceratops. Footprints It is one of Studying fossilized Source: Natural History the oldest Museum of Utah footprints can help ceratopsian scientists learn about the dinosaurs ever activities and behavior of found. Ceratopsians dinosaurs and other extinct were large, plant-eating animals. Since we can’t dinosaurs that probably observe them in life, we traveled in herds. All ceratopsians have to figure out how they had a “beak” and at least the behaved using other clues. beginning of a frill. Later ceratopsians, From studying trackways, such as , also had horns. or series of footprints, Diabloceratops lived in North America scientists can guess how during the Late Cretaceous period. Only one much a dinosaur weighed, fossil has been found, in Utah. how fast it was moving and even how it held itself. For example, examination of dinosaur trackways show that they never have a tail drag mark. So, we can guess that dinosaurs walked with their tails carried off the ground, not dragging behind them. When many sets of the Protohadros same kind of dinosaur footprints are found Hadrosaurs together, it can mean that had jaws full type of dinosaur traveled of very hard in herds. Some tracks grinding teeth that allowed even seem to show herds them to eat even very tough and protecting their young Sources: BBC Earth, Natural History abrasive plants. Scientists believe Museum London, Science Daily, by keeping them in the that Protohadros walked on both University of California Museum of middle of the adults, very four and two legs. Paleontology much as some modern Hadrosaurs were common in animals do.

Europe, Asia and North America Sources: American Geosciences during the Late Cretaceous period. Institute, American Museum of Natural History, Kentucky Only one Protohadros fossil has been Geological Society discovered, in .

tampabay.com/nie 7 Dinosaurs appear

Coelophysis 300 million 240 million 200 million years ago years ago years ago Period (251–200 million years ago) MESOZOIC ERA

Mammals appear Geologic timeline

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Non-avian dinosaurs Utahraptor go extinct Citipati

Tyrannosaurus rex Diabloceratops

Dilophosaurus Acrocanthosaurus 200 million 150 million 125 million 65 million 60 million years ago years ago years ago years ago years ago Period Cretaceous Period (200–145 million years ago) (145–65 million years ago) MESOZOIC ERA

Quetzalcoatlus Brachiosaurus Suchomimus Carnotaurus

Stegoceras

Pachyrhinosaurus

Protohadros

Flowering plants Geologic timeline appear

tampabay.com/nie 9 Were there dinosaurs in Florida? During the time when dinosaurs were alive, most of Florida was underwater. Although some of north Florida may have been above sea level, no dinosaur fossils have ever been found there. Florida has lots of other kinds of fossils from more recent animals and plants, though! Fossil collecting can be an interesting and rewarding hobby, but there are rules. For example, fossil collecting is not allowed in national or state parks or wildlife refuges. You may need a permit to collect some kinds of fossils on public lands. You can learn more about fossils in Florida and how to begin collecting them at dep.state.fl.us/ geology/geologictopics/fossils

Sources: Florida Department of Environmental _artifacts.htm. Protection/Florida Geological Survey, Florida Department of State, Tampa Bay Fossil Club

n Meaning of name: “Arm lizard” n Pronunciation: brak-ee-oh-SORE-us n Height: 50 feet n Length: 85 feet n Weight: 50,000-124,000 pounds n Diet: Herbivore Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus was one of the largest and tallest known land animals ever to have lived. Brachiosaurus was a sauropod, a type of quadrupedal (four-legged), herbivorous dinosaur. They had very long necks and tails and relatively small and brains. Like modern giraffes, Brachiosaurus’ Scientists think front legs were longer than its back it ate almost legs. Brachiosaurus 1,000 pounds of used its incredibly plants every day. long neck to graze Brachiosaurus lived on treetop in North America, vegetation. Europe and Africa during the late Sources: Canadian Museum of Nature, Live Science, Natural History Museum London, Jurassic period. University of California Museum of Paleontology

10 tampabay.com/nie tampabay.com/nietampabay.com/nie 11 Going beyond the text Classifying animals To classify means to sort things into groups to show how they are alike. Scientists classify animals into different categories. All animals are divided into two main groups: vertebrates and . Vertebrates are animals that have backbones, or spines. Animals such as cats, fish, birds and are all vertebrates. Invertebrates are animals that do not have spines. Animals such as worms, spiders, insects and octopuses are invertebrates. Look through the Tampa Bay Times for the names or pictures of 10 different animals. Classify each as a vertebrate or .

n Meaning of name: Its forelimbs were flexible, “Double-crested lizard” with an opposable thumb n Pronunciation: capable of grasping prey. Utahraptor die-loaf-oh-SORE-us Dilophosaurus’ most n Height: 5 feet recognizable feature was a n Length: 20 feet set of paired “crests” on the n Weight: 1,000 pounds top of its skull, similar to n Diet: Carnivore modern-day hornbills. One of The only Dilophosaurus the largest Dilophosaurus was a small fossils that have been found raptors to n Meaning of name: (about the size of a modern are a group of three found walk the Earth, “Utah’s predator” horse), bipedal carnivore that in Arizona. Utahraptor was a n Pronunciation: probably lived in groups. Dilophosaurus lived in fierce hunter that had YOO-tah-rap-tor Dilophosaurus had long, North America during the a large, retractable claw n Height: 6 feet strong back legs, and early Jurassic period. on each foot that it n Length: 23 feet scientists think it was used to attack and Sources: How Stuff Works, University n Weight: probably very fast and agile. of California Museum of Paleontology rip apart its prey. 2,000 pounds Scientists n Diet: Carnivore think that Utahraptor hunted in packs. Utahraptor is closely related to birds, and may have been covered in . Going beyond the text Utahraptor fossils are rare and have been found only in Utah. Utahraptor lived in North America Classifying animals – in depth during the Early Cretaceous period. Sources: National Geographic, Natural History Scientists classify vertebrates and invertebrates into even more groups, such as Museum of Utah, University of California , birds, fish, , arthropods and reptiles. Watch the Brain Pop Jr. Museum of Paleontology Video “Classifying Animals” at jr.brainpop.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals. Using the information in the video, write down what classification each of the animals you found in the Times belongs to and why. Share what you have learned with your class.

tampabay.com/nietampabay.com/nie 11 n Meaning of name: “Feathered serpent” n Pronunciation: So you kwet-zal-koh-AT-lus Quetzalcoatlus n Height: 16-18 feet n Length: 32 feet want to be a (wingspan) n Weight: 400 pounds paleontologist? n Diet: Carnivore Paleontologists study fossils in to learn about the geologic history of the earth. Professional paleontologists work for colleges and universities,

Quetzalcoatlus museums and government wasn’t actually a organizations. dinosaur, although it Sources: BBC Earth, To have a career in paleontology, lived during the same National Park Service, Wired you’ll need strong math, science time. Instead, it’s a and computer skills. Most flying — a group paleontologists study biology and known as Pterosauria. geology in college, followed by Quetzalcoatlus is believed to Quetzalcoatlus graduate training in paleontology. be the largest flying creature spent most of its But you don’t have to wait ever to exist. It was almost as time in the air gliding, until high school to get started! tall as a and had a rather than flapping. It could Students interested 32-foot wingspan. also walk on the ground. in paleontology can wings are thought Quetzalcoatlus had a get some firsthand to have been membranes, relatively large brain and experience in the like bat wings, rather than good vision, balance and field by joining local feathers, like modern birds. muscle control. It also had fossil clubs or by While early birds existed at the longest jaws of any non- volunteering at a the same time as some of marine animal, estimated at nearby museum or the , they are not more than 8 feet. college. related at all. Quetzalcoatlus lived in

Because of its size, North America during the Late Sources: Paleontological scientists think that Cretaceous period. Research Institution, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Paleo Preserve Fossil Museum paleopreserve.com Peace Fossil Hunting canoeoutpost.com/peace/ Going beyond the text showpage.asp?page=fossilhunting Suncoast Gem and Mineral Society Careers in science sgams.com Paleontologists, geologists, biologists, zoologists …. There are so many fields in science! Tampa Bay Fossil Club tampabayfossilclub.com What field of science interests you? Do you want to work for a university, a museum, a zoological institution or in the field? Look through the Tampa Bay Times and this University of South Florida School of Geosciences Newspaper in Education publication and make a list of career possibilities that interest geology.usf.edu you. Next, do some research at kids.usa.gov/science/science-jobs/index.shtml. What type Withlacoochee Rockhounds of of education will you need? What is the typical salary for that position? What type of an Hernando County environment will you be working in? Share what you have learned with your class. withlacoocheerockhounds.com

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n Meaning of name: “Flesh crocodile” n Pronunciation: Sar-ko-SU-kus n Height: 6 feet n Length: 36-40 feet n Weight: 17,000- 18,000 pounds n Diet: Carnivore Sarcosuchus wasn’t actually a dinosaur, teeth. Overlapping rows of bony scales covered although it lived during the same time. its body, forming a tough protective armor. Instead, it’s one of the largest reptiles that ever Scientists think that Sarcosuchus spent lived. In fact, Sarcosuchus was so huge that most of its time underwater, waiting for prey paleontologists nicknamed it “Super Croc.” such as fish, or even small dinosaurs to Sarcosuchus was as long as a bus and come into range. weighed more than 8 tons. Its jaws alone were Sarcosuchus lived in Africa during the nearly 6 feet long, with more than 100 Middle Cretaceous period.

Sources: National Geographic, Scientific American

Stegoceras was a small, Stegoceras bipedal, plant-eating dinosaur. Its most distinctive feature was n Meaning of name: “Horny roof” its extremely thick, bony, domed n Pronunciation: ste-GOS-er-as skull. Scientists aren’t sure what its n Height: 4 feet function was, but think it may have n Length: 7 feet used it to ram potential predators, as n Weight: 170 pounds sheep and do. n Diet: Herbivore Stegoceras lived in North America Source: Canadian during the Late Cretaceous period. Museum of Nature

tampabay.com/nie 13 n Meaning of name: “Lord of the funeral pyre” n Pronunciation: sih-tee-PAH-tee Citipati n Height: 6-8 feet The n Length: 6 feet n Citipati was a bipedal, beaked, Weight: 500 pounds n Diet: Possible omnivore feathered dinosaur that resembled a scientific modern or . Scientists think that Citipati was possibly omnivorous – it ate both plants and meat. method Citipati fossils have been found in nesting positions sitting on top of The scientific method is a fossilized eggs. Researchers think that process that scientists use to this dinosaur nested and protected its answer questions about the eggs similarly to modern birds. natural world. The steps of the Citipati lived in Asia during the Late scientific method are as follows: Cretaceous period. 1. Ask a question. 2. Do background research. Sources: American Museum of Natural History, 3. Form a hypothesis (a Discover, National Museum of Natural History, Nature, Science possible explanation that can be tested). 4. Test the hypothesis with an experiment. 5. Analyze the results of the Coprolites experiment. Coprolites are a very special type of fossil… They are 6. Draw a conclusion. the remains of ancient poo! 7. Communicate the results. It’s very hard to determine what ancient creature originally pooped a coprolite specimen. Scientists have to guess based on Scientists have many questions the fossil’s age, shape and size. But these rare fossils can tell about what dinosaurs were scientists quite a lot about where the pooper lived and what it ate. The South Florida Museum in Bradenton has the world’s largest really like. Because there are coprolite collection, with 1,277 individual coprolites. no living dinosaurs, scientists You can view the collection online at poozeum.com! have to form theories about what Sources: California Museum of Paleontology, South Florida Museum/Poozeum they looked like and how they behaved using the evidence they left behind: fossils.

For example, fossilized teeth provide clues to what dinosaurs Going beyond the text ate. Tyrannosaurus rex had sharp, knife-like teeth suitable for tearing meat, providing Make your own fossil evidence that it was a carnivore. Supplies needed: • white glue • modeling clay • small natural object such as a seashell, pinecone or twig Other dinosaurs had mouths Fossils are the remains of past life on Earth, such as animal bones, eggs, teeth, shells, plant stems and full of grinding teeth that are leaves. Fossils form in different ways. Many fossils form when a plant or animal completely dissolves in similar to those that modern sedimentary rock, leaving behind the space where it used to be. This space is called a mold. Sometimes, the plant-eaters use to grind up mold gets filled with minerals that eventually form a replica of the original plant or animal. This is called a plants, providing evidence that cast. Place your clay on a flat surface. Carefully press your object into the clay. Next, slowly pull your object they were . out of the clay, trying not to stretch or smear the clay. The impression left in the clay after you remove your object is a mold. Next, fill in the mold you have made with white glue. Let the glue dry completely. When the glue has dried, peel back the glue shape from the clay. This shape is a cast of your object, just like a fossil!

14 tampabay.com/nie tampabay.com/nie 15 Pachyrhinosaurusn Meaning of name: “Thick-nosed lizard” n Pronunciation: pak-ee-rine-oh-SORE-us n Height: 8 feet n Length: 20 feet n Weight: 4,000-6,000 pounds n Diet: Herbivore

Pachyrhinosaurus was a large, quadrupedal, beaked plant eater. It had a huge skull with thick bones above its nose and eyes, horns and a frill. Pachyrhinosaurus had a small, poorly developed brain and poor senses of vision, hearing and smell. Scientists believe it may have lived in large herds. Pachyrhinosaurus lived further north than most dinosaurs, in what is now and , . Scientists aren’t sure how it coped with the long, dark winters, or if it migrated south to n Meaning of name: “Hollow form” escape them. n Pronunciation: see-lo-FIE-sis Pachyrhinosaurus lived in n Height: 3 feet North America during the Late n Length: 9 feet Cretaceous period. n Weight: 50-100 pounds n Diet: Carnivore Source: BBC Earth

Coelophysis Going beyond the text Coelophysis was one of the earliest carnivorous dinosaurs. A small, bipedal predator, Coelophysis had light, hollow bones like modern birds that allowed it to move very Testing a hypothesis quickly. It probably traveled in packs for protection against Now that you have learned about the scientific method, you larger predators. can use it to answer many questions in everyday life, such as Scientists think that it probably behaved very much like which route to school is quicker, or what brand of food your cat modern large ground birds such as prefers. In small groups, look in the Tampa Bay Times for ideas cassowaries and . about a question you can try to answer using the steps above. Coelophysis lived in North America Write down your question. Next, develop a hypothesis and an during the Late Triassic period. experiment that you could use to test your hypothesis. Share your Source: Carnegie Museum of Natural History question, hypothesis and proposed experiment with your class.

tampabay.com/nie 15 dinosaur word search Directions: Find the hidden dinosaurs in the word search puzzle. Learn more Resources American Museum of Natural History amnh.org/dinosaurs Acrocanthosaurus J X U A I C O Y U A E H H S V D G E M C for BBC Earth Walking with Dinosaurs H S R O M Z T E O C K B X M J B J D S A bbcearth.com/walking-with-dinosaurs Brachiosaurus Florida Museum of Natural History M U P A P K I T Q R L V T M O P S U J R teachers flmnh.ufl.edu Carnotaurus R T L O S E J H C O B O L N A S U L P N National Geographic Prehistoric World American Museum of Natural History science.nationalgeographic.com/science/ Y A O W T O U G D C S U N C U U L L L O Citipati Dinosaur Curriculum Collection prehistoric-world V H E V C A R Y C A M B H R N G T S O T amnh.org/explore/curriculum-collections/ Natural History Museum London Dino Directory Coelophysis dinosaurs-activities-and-lesson-plans nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory T R M G K B R D R N H Y U Y D Q A N Q A Smithsonian National Museum The Paleontology Portal H A R F H A L E A T R A B K Z A O P Q U Diabloceratops of Natural History paleoportal.org Science Teaching Resources F P T Z R T C C C H S Q C J Y I C M S R qrius.si.edu/teachers/online/science- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Dilophosaurus naturalhistory.si.edu/fossil-hall/last-american- teaching-resources#paleontology G T M R A O I Z I O O G P P J Y L B U U dinosaurs/index.cfm Pachyrhinosaurus Smithsonian National Museum University of California Museum of Paleontology Y O N J G T H N I S L T W D N I A W H S of Natural History ucmp.berkeley.edu Protohadros Lesson Plans & Classroom Resources F R J E I T O H Q A X B O N V C Z S C O naturalhistory.si.edu/education/classroom_ O R T P W S C X L U O W A R Z A T Q U O resources.html Quetzalcoatlus About NIE M S A A A A G C A R O O J I P T E U S W University of California Museum of The Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Paleontology K-12 teacher resources Sarcosuchus Education program (NIE) is a cooperative U T S U R L K Z B U A G A M D A U M O X ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/teachers effort between schools and the Times Publishing Co. to encourage the use of I J R B J U Y M J S A Z Q N D G Q B C V Stegoceras newspapers in print and electronic form as educational resources – a “living textbook.” P U X E R S U R U A S O N N A R Y T R X Florida Standards Suchomimus Our educational resources fall into the category of informational text, a type of S I M O R D I L O P H O S A U R U S A K This publication and its activities nonfiction text. 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