Jakarta – One of the extinct animals is the dinosaur. These animals have lived millions of years ago. However, you can still find out the names and type of dinosaur most popular here.
Excerpted from the book ‘The Most Exciting Topic! Dinosaurs published by Erlangga for Kids, dinosaurs are reptiles or animals such as lizards, snakes, water turtles, crocodiles, and alligators. This animal comes from a Lagosuchus, the ancestor of the dinosaurs.
They lived in the Mesozoic era which lasted from 225 million to 64 million years ago. No one has ever seen a dinosaur. Even the oldest human ancestors were not born at that time.
Dinosaur Names and Types
Scientists classify dinosaur into several types, as follows:
This type of dinosaur is a type of meat-eaters (carnivores). This animal only had two legs, for example like the tyrannosaur.
Sauropods are large plant-eating animals (herbivores). Examples of this type of animal are Apatosaurus and Diplodocus.
Another type of plant-eating dinosaur is the ornithopods. This animal was smaller and walked on two legs, like the Iguanodon.
The shape of this animal has a snout like a duck’s beak. An example of an animal is Tsintaosaurus.
The form of this type of animal, such as a rhinoceros, which has horns. These animals are herbivores because they eat plants. An example is Triceratopsia.
These types of animals include plated dinosaurs, such as Stegosaurus. This dinosaur ate plants and walked on four legs.
This dinosaur had a dorsal shield, ate plants, and walked on four legs. Examples of animals are stegosaurus and ankylosaurus.
The last type of dinosaur is Pachycephalosaurus or guessed head, which is a group of dinosaurs with very thick skull bones. An example of an animal is Pachycephalosaurus.
- Were There Dinosaurs Found in Indonesia?
Not all dinosaur fossils are found in all countries. But certainly in many countries. The invention is famous in the United States, South America, Canada, Tanzania, China, Mongolia, Australia, and China, as well as in various European countries.
How about you, already know the names of dan type of dinosaur can?
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