Dinosaurs Facts for Kids
Roar-some facts about dinosaurs
Scientists think many dinosaurs made deep, rumbling sounds more like a crocodile or a large bird than the dramatic roars heard in films.
Yi qi was a small feathered dinosaur with bat-like membrane wings. Its name means 'strange wing' in Mandarin, and it is one of the oddest dinosaurs ever discovered.
The asteroid that struck near modern-day Mexico triggered a mega-tsunami estimated to have been over 1.5 kilometres high, one of the largest waves in Earth's history.
Hadrosaurs are often called 'duck-billed dinosaurs' because the front of their mouths was shaped like a wide, flat duck bill.
Recent research suggests that large theropods like T. rex likely had lips covering their teeth, rather than having permanently exposed fangs like a crocodile.
Spinosaurus is the only dinosaur known to have been semi-aquatic. Its paddle-like tail and dense bones suggest it hunted fish in rivers and swamps.
Muttaburrasaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur found in Australia. It had a large bump on its snout that may have helped it make loud calls.
T. rex appeared only about two million years before the mass extinction, meaning it was one of the very last non-avian dinosaurs to evolve.
Baby dinosaurs had really big eyes compared to their heads, just like kittens and puppies do today!
In 2017, an incredibly well-preserved armoured dinosaur called Borealopelta was unveiled in Canada. Its skin, armour, and even its last meal were still intact after 110 million years.