If there is one ancient animal that makes your little one so enthusiastic, then the ancient animal is definitely a dinosaur. This animal, which is known to have a large body, always manages to seize the attention of the Little One.
Various pictures and films depicting that dinosaurs had giant bodies might make your little one ask questions. What are the names of these animals? Or, what is the name of this dinosaur? Of course, Mother was the place he asked first.
As reported by National History Museum, dinosaurs are ancient animals that lived in the Mesozoic era, or 245 to 66 million years ago. This ancient animal eventually became extinct because of a meteor that hit the earth.
Dinosaurs are reptiles that dominate the land. Although it has lived from ancient times, there is a lot of evidence that dinosaurs existed in the world. There are many types of dinosaurs of various sizes.
What are the names of the dinosaurs?
Mother must have heard the names of dinosaurs like T-Rex. But, what exactly do dinosaurs mean?
The name dinosaur was first coined by a biologist from England, namely Sir Richard Owen. The word ‘dinosaur’ comes from two Greek words. That is the word deinos which means ‘terrible’ and saurus which means ‘lizard’.
So it can be interpreted dinosaurs mean terrible lizards. It looks terrible, doesn’t it, Mother?
Well, here are the names of other dinosaurs quoted from: ZME Science.
1. Tyrannosaurus Rex(T-Rex)
T-Rex is the king of dinosaurs. The original name T-Rex means ‘Lizard King Tyrant’ which represents how big and strong T-Rex. T-Rex named after Henry Fairfield Osborn.
This type of dinosaur is one of the largest predators ever known and examined. T-Rex has a very strong bite when compared to other land animals.
T-Rex ruled the earth for two million years, a relatively short time when compared to other types of dinosaurs that exist. Even though, T-Rex make a pretty big impact.
2. Stegosaurus
The name of the second dinosaur is stegosaurus. This type of dinosaur is older than T-Rex and a very different kind of T-Rex.
If T-Rex were carnivores or meat eaters, then Stegosaurus was a large herbivore. It has a rounded back and a pointed tail to fight off predators.
3. Triceratops
Another dinosaur is Triceratops. He lives in the same era when T-Rex rule the earth. Maybe in those days, they met often. Name Triceratops itself means ‘three-horned face’.
Yes, it’s called that because Triceratops has three horns on its head. His body was as large as an armored car. Even though, Triceratops are herbivores.
4. Velociraptor
Not contemporaneous with T-Rex and not as big as the other dinosaurs, Velociraptors only the size of a dog. His entire body was also covered with fur. However, there are findings that find that velociraptors is a predator.
It doesn’t look like the dinosaurs imagined, does it? But believe me, Velociraptors also part of the dinosaurs.
5. Allosaurus
Name Allosaurus actually means ‘different lizard’. called differently because it had a concave spine at the time of its discovery. Its size is quite large, its length is more than 9.5 meters.
Allosaurus hunted in groups and was one of the most ferocious predators of its time. However, he is just as vicious when it comes to hunting alone. It’s inconceivable that he’s still alive today.
6. Diplodocus
Last is diplodocus. It is the largest dinosaur ever discovered, bigger than T-Rex. Diplodocus also became one of the longest dinosaurs, although scientists still believe it could be even longer.
Diplodocus lived 152 million years ago. It has a long neck and tail, and four very sturdy legs. He used to walk through the trees and eat the leaves like the giraffe we often see.
Uniquely, tail Diplodocus a long one can be a good support, until it reaches a height of 11 meters.
Those are the names of dinosaurs that are very interesting to introduce to your little one. Now he can know the names of dinosaurs and try to imagine what they looked like. May be useful!
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