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The world was very warm and wet.
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One of the first dinosaurs to live on the earth was named Saltopus. Sawl-tuh-puss.
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Saltopus lived near a river.
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The river was full of giant crocodiles.
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When these giants got hungry, they came after Saltopus.
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Snap! Went the giants' jaws. Snap! Snap!
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Then Saltopus stood up on its hind legs and ran away as fats as it could.
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Saltopus was fast.
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It could run and leap.
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That is how it got its name.
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Saltopus means "leaping foot."
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Saltopus was a small dinosaur.
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Sometimes people find dinosaur bones.
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The bones are like parts of a puzzle.
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When they are put together you can see what a dinosaur looked like.
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The word dinosaur looks hard.
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But it is really easy to say.
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Dinosaur means "terrible lizard."
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Millions of years ago the world belonged to the dinosaurs.
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In the days of the dinosaurs there were no people.
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There were no dogs or cats.
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There were no horses or cows.
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What animals were there?
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There were turtles, crocodiles, fish, and dragonflies.
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