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- T.
Rex and the Crater of Doom
by Walter Alvarez
- A thoroughly entertaining detailed account of the discovery
of the causes for the mass extinction which occurred at the K-T
boundary
Toys,
Games, Movies, Software
Dinosaur 2000
DVD Movie Disney
Dinosaurs come alive like never before in this costly computer-animated
film from Disney.
- The
Dinosaur Game - Survival or Extinction
by Latz Chance Games
- As one of the winners of Dr. Toy's 10 Best Games award, the
Survival/Extinction Dinosaur Game will be a hit with playful
paleontologists everywhere. Players in the game learn about dinosaurs
firsthand by themselves becoming the creatures.
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- Rent from Netflix
 
* Before the Dinosaurs
* The Land Before Time
* Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons (4-Disc Series)
* Walking with Dinosaurs
* Dinosaur Planet (2-Disc Series)
Search on dinosaurs for many more suggestions!
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Dinosaurs for Kids
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Answer at end
of this page.
Dinosaurs and Other Monsters
A 99-page colorful Special Edition from Scientific American to read on A to Z and learn all about dinosaurs.
Walking With Dinosaurs Tour Tickets
AN A TO Z SPONSOR
Large as life and coming to a City near you soon!
Games
& Adventures
Dinosaur Party Plan
Decorations, games, and recipes for a fun -- or should I say
Dino-Mite party.
Dinosaur Games and Quizzes
Solve prehistoric problems, survive deadly seas or fight for your life as a young Allosaurus. Play games and quizzes inspired by weird and wonderful creatures from the past.
DinoSawUs
Games for a treat to the kids for learning all about dinosaurs -- something to continue learning, while also enjoying a bit of play, free time enjoyment.
Directories
Dino
Directory
The UK's Natural History Museum provides an elaborate easily
searchable directory for basic information and lots of dinosaur
clip art you may purchase or use for private reports.
DinoFun
Download Dinosaur DataBase, grab some ClipArt,
Search for other Dinosaur links or play a fun game of Dinosaur
Match or Dino Slider! Click on the Dinosaur Theme Pack to download
a Dinosaur theme for your desktop.
Dinosaur
and Paleontology Dictionary
Learn how to pronounce each dinosaur name and find out a lot
more about it.
Dinosaur
Websites
Are you looking for more information about a specific dinosaur?
This is a huge collection of links leading to all you need for
that dinosaur report.
Jurassic
Park Institute Dinopedia
As you might expect, you will find a great deal of information
about dinosaurs within this Web site. Don't limit yourself, however,
to just dinosaurs because there is a lot more to see and learn.
Paleontology
Age of the dinosaurs
The dinosaurs were among the most successful animals ever to live on the Earth. Their reign lasted over 100 million years - and if birds evolved from the dinosaurs, then their descendents are still alive today.
Dino
Profiles
Bucky is a Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) which means
"tyrant lizard king." The information in the box is
how scientists classify Bucky. Learn about Bucky and other dinosaurs
at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Dinosaur Time
Machine
You will learn many things about dinosaurs on your voyage back
in time. Find out when scientist think the Dinosaurs roamed the
earth, how they became extinct and many of the other interesting
theories and facts about dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs
and Other Fossils
The study of dinosaurs and other ancient life is important both
for understanding the causes of past major extinctions of land
animals and for understanding the changes in biological diversity
caused by previous geological and climatic changes of the Earth.
These changes are still occurring today.
The
Dinosaurs Weren't Alone
Dinosaurs may have ruled the earth, but they were never alone
on it. A colorful cast of characters, including pump-headed insects,
gigantic amphibian reptiles and tiny woodland mammals, coexisted
with dinosaurs throughout the Mesozoic age.
Dinosauria
"Dinosaur" reaches deep into our psyche and drags out
nightmares from culturally-embedded monster myths. What is the
truth about dinosaurs that underlies the popular awe and mystique
that shrouds them? From UC Berkeley.
Hooper Paleontological Museum
Click on the door of this virtual museum and wander around inside
and wonder at the marvelous displays of ancient life forms.
How to Make
a Dinosaur
In the book Jurassic Park (later turned into a movie of the same
name) author Michael Crichton describes a formula to bring dinosaurs,
extinct for 65 million years, back to life. Could this really
be done?
Leonardo
Leonardo is quite a spectacular specimen. In addition to possessing rare skin impressions and being one of only four existing brachylophosaurus specimens uncovered to date, he is the first fully articulated subadult ever found and is believed to have been about 3 or 4 years old when he died.
Natural History Museum - Dinosaurs
The first dinosaurs appeared about 230 million years ago and for the next 160 million years, the Earth belonged to these ancient reptiles. Discover how these gentle plodding giants and fierce, bloodthirsty hunters lived, ate, and if they really died out 65 million years ago.
Paleonology: The Big Dig
See the fossil remains of two fighting dinosaurs, buried alive
in the midst of their struggle. Lots of dinosaur projects for
you to do.
Zoom
Dinosaurs
A comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is
designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension.
Unit
Study Resources
Dinosaur
Birthday Party Ideas
Dinosaur birthday party is an ideal theme for kid's birthday
celebration. Let's take a closer look at some of the exciting
dinosaur party ideas including invitations, decorations, games,
party food, and favors.
Dinosaur
Flashcards
Are you trying to memorize dinosaur names? Test yourself with these flashcards. After a slight hesitation, the names are spelled and pronounced for you.
Dinosaur
Worksheets
Puzzles, research outlines, clipart, writing sheets, vocabulary
building, creative writing, coloring sheets, and more.
Jurassic
Park Study Guide
Chaos theory and bioengineering ethics were already nascent topics
of discussion when Crichton took them on in Jurassic Park.
Extinction
- Where did they go?
What really killed the Dinosaurs (1 of 5) Shown
(2 of 5), (3 of 5), (4 of 5), (5 of 5).
Dinosaur
Extinction
This site presents the various theories of why dinosaurs vanished
several times in the history of the world.
Dinosaur
Extinction
Extinction is the process in which groups of organisms (species)
die out. If the birth rate is less than the death rate over time,
extinction results. Extinction is a natural result of evolution.
When Crocodiles
Ruled
What lived on earth after the dinosaurs? It wasn't wooly mammoths
or "cave men." A wide range of reptiles, mammals, and
fish remained in the subtropical forests of North America, Asia,
and Europe.
An allosaurus fossil skeleton
Riddle Answer: The Egg. Dinosaurs were laying eggs long
before chickens came on the scene.
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Pleo Dinosaur
A Ugobe Life Form
Open source, life-like robotic dinosaur with loads of potential. Come watch the videos and see!
  - Prehistoric Times Magazine
- The magazine for Dinosaur enthusiasts and collectors of related
merchandise. Each issue includes interviews with artists &
scientists, reviews of new books & prehistoric animal figures
and many interesting articles and beautiful artwork often in
full color.
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- Recomended DVDs
- To Rent, click on ad
- To Buy click on title
 
- Walking with Dinosaurs
- Netflix members can stream live!
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- When Dinosaurs Roamed America.
- Rent or order from Amazon.
More About Dinosaurs From Amazon.com
- Encyclopedia
Prehistorica: Dinosaurs
by Robert Sabuda (Illustrator), Matthew Reinhart (Illustrator)
- More than 35 complex and stunning pop-ups include a massive
T. Rex that springs out, flashing a startling jawful of jagged
teeth. Turn the page and a ravishing raptor unfurls and appears
to fly off the edge of the book.
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- Big Old Bones : A Dinosaur Tale
by Carol Carrick
Great illustrations of a family working on an archeological dig.
Funny story at the end about the problems associated with catagorizing
bones.
The
Complete Dinosaur
by James O. Farlow and M. K. Brett-Surman
This book ranges from the serious to the humorous, pointing out
how many lawyers it would take to feed a T-rex, for example.
1999 Paperback. See also Teaching
Dinosaurs using this book.
Digging
Up Dinosaurs (Let's Read and Find Out Books)
by Aliki
This book offers children an introduction to the various types
of dinosaurs and then discusses how scientists work together
to uncover and preserve fossilized bones. For young readers.
Dinosaur
Dream
by Dennis Nolan
Wilbur, sleeping in his room filled with dinosaur images, is
awakened by a brontosaurus. He leads the animal back in time,
through changing landscapes, to the Jurassic Period where it
belongs, observing species of various eras en route.
Dinosaurs
The Biggest, Baddest, Strangest, Fastest
by Howard Zimmerman, George Olshevsky
This book sorts dinosaurs according to their size and speed,
eating habits, and appearance. Scientifically accurate and up-to-date,
the text provides the kind of information dinosaur fans really
want to know.
How
Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
by Jane Yolen
"How does a dinosaur say good night when Papa comes in to
turn off the light? Does a dinosaur slam his tail and pout? Does
he throw his teddy bear all about? Does a dinosaur stomp his
feet on the floor and shout: 'I want to hear one book more!'?
DOES A DINOSAUR ROAR?" Most certainly not. Dinosaurs give
their mommies and daddies big hugs and kisses, tuck their tales
in, and whisper "Good night!"
Patrick's
Dinosaurs
by Carol Carrick
One Saturday while visiting the zoo, Hank tells his brother Patrick
all about dinosaurs, and Patrick scares himself by imagining
what it would be like if the great creatures were alive today.
Raptor
Red
by Robert T. Bakker
My son's first "adult novel," this book took him inside
the brain of a female Utah velociraptor as she struggles to survive
along with her sister and her nieces and nephews as newer and
deadlier predators and glaciers move into their territory. Funny
and sad, packed with action, this book is one to capture the
imagination of any fairly good young reader. 1996 Paperback.
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