More about Dinosaurs
Fun Facts
The word dinosaur means “terrible lizard” – real dinosaurs were not as friendly as Barney!
Hard to believe when you see a tiny sparrow, but today’s birds are closely related to dinosaurs.
The earliest dinosaurs were roaming the earth 230 million years ago.
No one is really sure why the dinaosaurs all died, it might have been because an asteroid crashed into earth.
You can see skeletons from real dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum in London, as well as in some other museums around the UK.
Fun Activities
The Natural History Museum has lots great stuff about Dinosaurs to explore. Find out what sort of Dinosaur you are, and check out the Dino Directory.
