4 Fantastic Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Giants

Wow! You look like a tank.

I'm not a tank. I'm an Ankylosaurus.

My name means stiff lizard.

How did you get that name? >> Some of my bones are joined together

tightly. This make my body stiff and strong.

What are those things on your back?

They are hard bony plates. This armor protects my back and neck.

You have a club on your tail. >> Yes.

My tail club is a powerful weapon. I can break enemies bones with one

swing.

Why do you need a weapon like that? >> I move slowly and my brain is small.

I'm an easy target for enemies like Tyrannosaurus.

But they can't eat me easily. >> Oh, you live with Tyrannosaurus.

Yes. We are 70 million years before your

time. This is the Cretaceous period.

How heavy are you?

I weigh more than an elephant.

>> I eat as much as one, too.

What do you eat? >> I eat plants that grow low.

I can't lift my head very high.

Do you >> Sorry.

I'm going to a fern patch.

I walk slowly, so I'd better go now.

Bye, Ankylosaurus. >> Goodbye, little reporter.

Hello. Who are you?

I'm an Iguanodon.

Are you an iguana?

No way.

But my teeth look like iguana's teeth.

That's how I got my name. >> You're much bigger than an iguana.

Yep, I'm almost as long as a school bus. My body is 9 m long.

>> I don't see your teeth.

They're in the back of my mouth. I don't have any front teeth.

So I use my beak to tear plants. >> Your hands look cool.

Thanks. I have long fingers that bend.

They help me grab things. And my thumbs are sharp spikes.

What do you use the spikes for? >> I use them as a weapon.

I can also break open seeds with them. >> Do you walk on two legs?

I usually walk on four legs.

But I can also walk on two.

Is this the Cretaceous period?

Yes, it is. We are 125 million years before your time.

Woah, that's a long time ago. >> You're right. I live way before

Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops.

Thanks for talking with me, Iguanodon. >> Anytime, little reporter.

Hmm, I don't see any dinosaurs in this desert.

Hey, down here.

I'm a Velociraptor.

Oh, hello, little guy. Does your name mean short dinosaur?

No. My name means fast robber.

Why are you called a fast robber?

I can run about 40 km per hour.

That helps me grab food fast.

>> What do you eat?

I'm a meat eater.

I have a long claw on each foot.

I use them like knives when I hunt.

Can you fly? >> I have long feathers on my arms.

So, my arms look like wings. But, I can't fly.

Your tail is really long.

It helps me balance when I move fast.

How big are you? >> I'm 2 m long.

I weigh as much as a medium dog.

What period is this?

This is the Cretaceous period. We are 75 million years before your

time.

Do other dinosaurs live here? >> Yes, oviraptors live here.

And so do yummy protoceratops.

Oh, there's one now.

Bye.

Wow, you are fast. Goodbye.

See you next time, little reporter.

You're really big. Who are you?

I'm a spinosaurus. My name means spine

Your spines are tall.

That's right. Some are almost 2 m tall.

They hold up my sail.

What is your sail for?

Scientists think I use it to show off.

Some think it controls my body heat.

Mhm, are those things true?

I'll never tell. It's my spiny secret.

Do you live near water? >> Yes, I like to stay near the water.

My favorite food is fish. >> Oh, how do you catch fish?

I have jaws like a crocodile.

I snap them fast to catch food.

How big are you?

I am 14 m long. I am one of the biggest meat-eaters.

I am longer than a Tyrannosaurus.

Oh.

Do you live with Tyrannosauruses? >>

No, I live a long time before Tyrannosauruses.

What year are we in?

We're 100 million years before your time.

This is the Cretaceous period. I'm going to splash in the river now.

Goodbye, little reporter.

Goodbye, Spinosaurus.