Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology is a 12-lesson course teaching a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs. Topics covered: anatomy, eating, locomotion, growth, environmental and behavioral adaptations, origins and extinction. Lessons are delivered from museums, fossil-preparation labs and dig sites. Estimated workload: 3-5 hrs/week.

1. Paleontology 101:
What Is a Dinosaur?

2. What is a dinosaur?
Friendly beast
Calm serpent
Terrible lizard
A
C
B
C

3. *Prehistoric means before people started to record history
What is a dinosaur?
Dinosaurs are a group of prehistoric*
reptiles that have lived on Earth
between 245 and 65 million years ago
Richard Owen, a British Paleontologist,
came up with the word “dinosaur” in
1842. It came from the Greek words
deinos, which means “terrible” or
“horrible” or “fearful”, and sauros,
which means “lizard”
D i n o s a u r
deinos sauros

4. What is a paleontologist?
What kinds of things do you
think a paleontologist studies?
Paintings Dinosaur fossils Computer technology
A C
B
B

5. What is a paleontologist?
A paleontologist is a scientist who
studies dinosaurs. They are kind of like
a detective who looks at clues from
things left behind by extinct animals,
such as fossils
Fossils are the remains of animals,
such as teeth, bones, or shells, that
have turned into rock

6. How do we know dinosaurs existed?
We know dinosaurs existed because
paleontologists dig up fossils of
skeletons, footprints, and eggs from
dinosaurs. You can see many of these
fossils in museums
Dinosaurs have been found on every
continent on Earth!

7. Theropods
Lizard-hipped Meat-eaters Powerful legs Short arms
What are the types of dinosaurs?

8. A
A
Which dinosaur is a theropod?
B C D E
F G H I J

9. What are the types of dinosaurs?
Sauropods
Lizard-hipped Long necks Long tails Walked on 4 feet

10. Which dinosaur is a sauropod?
A B C D E
F G H I J
D

11. What are the types of dinosaurs?
Stegosaurs
Bird-hipped Move slowly Have bony plates
or spikes

12. Which dinosaur is a stegosaur?
A B C D E
F G H I J
E

13. What are the types of dinosaurs?
Ankylosaurs
Bird-hipped Bony armor

14. Which dinosaur is an ankylosaur?
A B C D E
F G H I J
F

15. What are the types of dinosaurs?
Cerapods
Bird-hipped 4-legged body 3 horns Bony frill

16. Which dinosaur is a cerapod?
A B C D E
F G H I J
G

17. What are the types of dinosaurs?
Ornithopods
Bird-hipped Walked and ran On 2 back feet

18. Which dinosaur is an ornithopod?
A B C D E
F G H I J
H