Dinosaurs Word Search

Words in the Dinosaurs word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

fossil

Remains or traces of ancient life preserved in rock.

bones

Hard remains that tell us a dinosaur's size and shape.

extinct

No longer living anywhere on Earth.

claws

Sharp toe and finger tips used for gripping or digging.

triceratops

Plant eater with three horns and a bony neck frill.

stegosaurus

Plated back and a tail tipped with long spikes.

velociraptor

Small feathered hunter with a big sickle claw.

herbivore

An animal that eats only plants.

carnivore

An animal that eats meat.

jurassic

Middle period of the age of dinosaurs.

triassic

Earliest period, when the first dinosaurs appeared.

cretaceous

Last period of dinosaur time, ending 66 million years ago.

tyrannosaurus

Huge two-legged hunter with thick bone-crushing teeth.

brachiosaurus

Long-necked giant with front legs taller than its back ones.

spinosaurus

Fish eater with a tall sail along its back.

ankylosaurus

Armoured plant eater with a heavy club on its tail.

diplodocus

Very long dinosaur with a whip-like tail.

allosaurus

Large Jurassic meat eater with strong clawed hands.

apatosaurus

Heavy long-necked plant eater of western North America.

pterodactyl

Flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs but was not one.

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