Dino Facts
Want to learn exciting facts about dinosaurs how they went extinct?
The name 'dinosaur' comes from the Greek meaning 'terrible lizard'. The name was given to them by Richard Owen, a British Scientist.
He studied animal fossils for several years, and believed that the bones came from a group of animals that was unknown to science.
Many dinosaur fossils are still being discovered. They are normally named by the palaeontologists who are responsible for studying fossils and then approved by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
The dinosaurs are named according to where they were found, or something unusual about them
When Did Dinosaurs Roam the Earth ?
There are three main time periods during which dinosaurs roamed the earth - Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. The Cretaceous Period was an amazing time in history when the Earth's climate changed and was the last period in which dinosaurs walked the planet.
There are different types based on their diet, whether they could swim or fly, and what time period they lived. Read through to find out more.
How Did Dinosaurs Go Extinct?
Want to know more information about dinosaur extinction? Well, Dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago at the end of the cretaceous period. About 70% of all animal life on earth died out. Scientists call it a mass extinction.
Having existed for 165 million years, why did dinosaurs die out? There are many different theories about why this happened. Some assume it's caused by an asteroid impact while others think it's because of the Ice age period. Some believe the mass extinction was caused by a volcano eruption million years ago. Other reasons could be disease, competition from other animals or simply extinction gradually.