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How are today's rhinocersos like the triceratops that lived during the dinosaur era? (2)
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Rhinoceros had 2 horns on face and Triceratops had 3.
Both had thick protective skin. 4 legged, short legs, pointy tail. |
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How are today's rhinoceros different that the triceratops of the dinosaur age? (2)
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Rhino: mammal, still living, 2 horns, lips, short tail.
Triceratops: reptile, extinct, 3 horns, beak not lips. |
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What do fossil footprints of crocodiles tell scientists?
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- The size of the crocodile
- How it held its body up - how it walked |
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What difference do you see in extinct crocodiles in comparison to modern day crocodiles (bar graph)
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Extinct crocodiles were much larger than modern day crocodiles.
The bar graph on the left shows crocodile once were about 50 feet in size. The bar graph on the right shows that today they get up to around 20 feet in size. |
