Dinosaur Detectives Years 5 & 6 Which oneiswhich? Name: T rex T is a One isacarnivore (eatsmeat)andtheother Iguanodon in thecentralcourt. Find thehugefossils of T rex T different? Compare bothdinosaurs. How are they Look carefully at ...but 3 1 herbivore (eatsplants). Iguanodon Giant Jaw isa ... Famous Fossils isa ... T rex and Iguanodon Iguanodon and . Find theMegalosaurus T rex T What does the picture above. Study first ever fossilfirst describedasadinosaur.

the jaw andfillinthegaps of They placedanunusual bonethatlooked like a They firstpiecedthebonestogethertolooklike this. Circle themonthispicture. Scientists now know thatIguanodon When scientistsfirst found fossils of Look atthebig Circle your answer. Discuss Very recent discoveries suggestthat position ornot? Is our rather than2. The legsare different because... 2 Megalosaurus It isexactly how Iguanodon Interesting Iggy Iguanodon withafriendthedifferences between thepicture above andtheskeleton. would have stood jaw. This wasthe CORRECT mean? Iguanodon skeleton inthecentre oftheMuseumin skeleton inthecentre oftheMuseum. Iguanodon Iguanodon had2spikes. Canyou spotwhere they are? spike ontheendofitsnose. , they were ina bigjumble. walked on4legs, It isnow outofdate INCORRECT 7 The tailisdifferent because... correct 3 2 6 1 4 Museum Map 4 Bird-a-saurus? 5 Dino Dentist 6 Super Sauropods Dinosaurs laid eggs, just like birds. How can you tell if a dinosaur is a herbivore or a carnivore? Find the case about Cetiosaurus. Find the fossilised dinosaur eggs and feel them. Dinosaur teeth are a good clue. Cetiosaurus was a huge dinosaur that Which words describe them best? (circle your answers) used to roam Oxfordshire. Furry Tough Carnivores (meat eaters) Herbivores (plant eaters) Read the information on the floor of the Sharp, pointed teeth for tearing Flat ridged teeth for grinding case. Are these facts true or false? (circle) Hard Rough Cetiosaurus was 9 metres long Smooth Delicate T F A is something that has turned into what? fossil It was a herbivore T F

Scientists now think there were other similarities between birds It lived in the Jurassic period T F and dinosaurs. Choose your favourite carnivore and herbivore dinosaurs in the They now think many dinosaurs, like Struthiomimus, Museum and look carefully at their teeth. Draw them here. It weighed 10 tonnes T F were covered in feathers. Carnivore Herbivore Find Struthiomimus and draw it with feathers here.

Discuss with a friend other similarities it has to birds.

7 Diddy Dinos 8 Design a Dino! Not all dinosaurs are big. Compsognathus was a very Use your imagination and design a new small dinosaur. dinosaur! Look at Compsognathus. Discuss with a friend how My dinosaur’s name is... you think it moved, and what you think it ate.

I think Composognathus moved... My dinosaur eats...

because... My dinosaur is specially adapted to... (circle)

I think Compsognathus ate... Glide Hide from predators

Hunt other dinosaurs Catch fish because... Protect itself Run very fast