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What's so special about a dinosaur named Leonardo?
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What's so special about a dinosaur named Leonardo? It's a fully preserved dinosaur mummy. Learn what's so special about a dinosaur named Leonardo.
Stegosaurus: Body Like a Bus, Tiny Little Brain
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Stegosaurus lived 149 million years ago, walked on four legs, had a long, beak-tipped skull, a row of spikes adorning its tail and a pea-sized brain.
Can You Identify the Dinosaur from an Image?
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They aren't known as the sharp tooth and the three-horn. These dinosaurs have some pretty intense names. Do you think you can identify all of them if we show you a picture?
The Ultimate Pterodactyl Quiz
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In traditional scientific writing, as well as science fiction, pterodactyls were portrayed as ugly and evil, bat-like creatures. Yet new scientific evidence has unearthed some startling facts about pterodactyls. Turns out they may not have been as ugly or as evil as we once thought. Take this quiz to consider the pterodactyl in a new light.
Which Prehistoric Creature Are You?
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Plenty of animals are around today whose traits you might want to channel, but what about the animals of yesteryear? From dinosaurs to mammoths to smilodons to terror birds (a real thing), which are you?
Allosaurus Was a Massive 'Flesh Grazer' and Possible Cannibal
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Suspected of cannibalism, a full grown Allosaurus could be up to 34 feet long, stand 9 feet tall and weigh around three tons. This guy was a monster who would even eat his own kind.
Was Tyrannosaurus rex a predator or a scavenger?
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Hollywood makes T. rex seem fast and agile, but some scientists think it was a scavenger, like a vulture. So which was it?
Tyrannosaurus Rex Was the Tyrant Lizard King
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Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the fiercest meat-eaters ever, is the animal that probably springs to mind when most of us hear the word 'dinosaur.'
Meet Archaeopteryx, a Feathered Dino With Wings and Teeth
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Archaepteryx was a very unique dinosaur in that it resembled a bird. Learn more about the Archaepteryx, Late Jurassic dinosaurs, and dinosaurs of all eras.
Top 10 Extinct Animals
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Want to know what the 10 most mysterious creatures to disappear from the earth are? Learn about the 10 most mysterious creatures at HowStuffWorks.