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  1. Dinosaur - Wikipedia

    Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles [note 1] of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the …

  2. Dinosaurs 101 | National Geographic - YouTube

    Over a thousand dinosaur species once roamed the Earth. Learn which ones were the largest and the smallest, what dinosaurs ate and how they behaved, as well ...

  3. Dinosaur | Definition, Types, History, Names, & Facts | Britannica

    4 days ago · Dinosaur, the common name given to a group of reptiles, often very large, that first appeared roughly 245 million years ago and thrived worldwide for nearly 180 million years.

  4. Dinosaur Facts - American Museum of Natural History

    Delve into these fast facts about dinosaurs for kids of all ages. Discover why the Tyrannosaurus had sharp teeth, where the name “dinosaur” comes from, and more! Dinosaurs are a group of …

  5. Dinosaurs - National Geographic Kids

    Explore the incredible world of dinosaurs through fascinating facts, amazing art, and the latest science. Ali and Sean travel back 80 million years to check out Tylosaurus, a prehistoric reptile...

  6. What is a dinosaur? - Science News Explores

    Mar 27, 2025 · The word “dinosaur” isn’t a catch-all term for just any scaly, prehistoric giant. “There’s kind of a misconception that any big extinct thing was a dinosaur,” Smith says. In fact, …

  7. Dinosaurs - National Geographic Society

    Scientists estimate over a thousand dinosaur species once roamed Earth. Learn which ones were the largest and the smallest, what dinosaurs ate and how they behaved, as well as surprising …

  8. Dinosaurs - Extinction, Timeline & Definition - HISTORY

    Oct 27, 2009 · Scientists first began studying dinosaurs during the 1820s, when they discovered the bones of a large land reptile they dubbed a Megalosaurus (“big lizard”) buried in the …

  9. Thousands of dinosaur footprints found near Winter Olympics …

    4 days ago · The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was striking for the sheer number of footprints and the location near the Swiss border that has never previously yielded dinosaur …

  10. What is a Dinosaur? - Natural History Museum

    Dinosaurs were a specialized group of land reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era, also called the "Age of Dinosaurs". The Mesozoic was the period of time between 252 million and 66 …