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Dinosaur!
Introduction
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Dinosaurs first appeared about 225 million
years ago and continually evolved to inhabit
diverse environments and geographic areas;
indeed, dinosaur fossils have been found on
every continent. For more than 100 million
years dinosaurs were the dominant terrestrial
animals. Then, about 65 million years ago, the majority of non-avian
dinosaurs and other species became extinct within a geologically brief
period of time.
The term Dinosauria was coined just over 150 years ago by the British
anatomist and vertebrate paleontologist Richard Owen, referring to the
three large fossil "terrible lizards" that had been discovered in Europe.
Later in the 19th century, many discoveries of dinosaur fossils were
made in the western United States, and that period has been called the
Golden Age of Dinosaur Studies.
When and Where Dinosaur Lived

Because of the great number of new discoveries about dinosaurs in
recent years, the present time has been referred to as the Second
Golden Age of Dinosaur Studies. Certain questions stimulate both
scientific and public interest: What factors made dinosaurs such highly
successful animals for more than 100 million years?
This resource guide lists Library of Congress sources for those who want
to read about the discoveries and controversies related to dinosaurs. It is
not meant to be a comprehensive bibliography, but a tool to get you
started in your research.
Physical features and behavior

Extinction
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Physiology  Heterodontosaurida
After non-avian dinosaurs were e
discovered, paleontologists first  Small herbivores
posited that they were  Prominent canine-like teeth
ectothermic. This was used to o Genasauria
imply that the ancient dinosaurs o Cheeked lizards
were relatively slow, sluggish o Thyreophora
organisms, even though many o Armored dinosaurs
modern reptiles are fast and  Bipeds and quadrupeds
light-footed despite relying on o Eurypoda
external sources of heat to o Heavy
regulate their body temperature. o Quadrupedal
The idea of dinosaurs as thyreophorans
ectothermic remained a prevalent
view until Robert T. Bakker, an Dinosaur Geoiogic
early proponent of dinosaur Period
endothermy, published an
Prosauropoda 2 Jurasisic
influential paper on the topic in
1968. Saurischia 1 Triassic
Stegosaurus
Sauropoda 2 Triassic
Stegosaurus is a genus of
herbivorous, four-legged, Sauropodomor 2 Triassic
armored dinosaur from the Late pha
Jurassic, characterized by the
Vertebrae 2 Triassic
distinctive kite-shaped upright
plates along their backs and
spikes on their tails
 Ornithischia
o Bird-hipped
o Diverse bipedal
 Quadrupedal
herbivores
Brachiosaurus sauropod dinosaur that lived in
North America during the Late
Jurassic, about 154 to 150 million
years ago. It was first described
by American paleontologist Elmer
S. Riggs in 1903 from fossils
found in the Colorado River valley
in western Colorado, United
States
Brachiosaurus is a genus of
Allosaurus
Allosaurus is an extinct genus of large carnosaurian theropod dinosaur
that lived 155 to 145 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period.
The name "Allosaurus" means "different lizard", alluding to its unique
concave vertebrae. It is derived from the Greek words ἄλλος
Allosaurus carnosaurian
Saurischia 1 Triassic
Sauropodomorpha 2 Triassic
Prosauropoda 2 Jurasisic
Main characteristics dinosaurs share:

They had an upright stance, with legs perpendicular to their body. This is
the main feature that sets dinosaurs apart from other reptiles. Like other
reptiles, they laid eggs.
With the exception of some birds, for example penguins, dinosaurs lived
on land, not in the sea.Their skull had a hole between the eye socket and
nostril. This feature is shared by all archosaurs.
Dinosaurs also had two holes behind the eye socket. Large, strong jaw
muscles went through the holes to attach directly to the top of the skull.
As a result, the jaws were able to open wide and clamp down with more
force.

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