The word "dinosaur" is ancient Greek and means "terrible lizard." The appearance of many dinosaurs was truly scary: they could reach 20 meters or more in length and were covered with shells, helmets, spikes, had a spiky crest and other "decorations".
Despite this, huge monsters, often densely covered with thorns, were herbivorous and good-natured.
Which dinosaur was the largest?
The largest herbivore dinosaur was the apatosaurus (from the Latin Apatosaurus, the “deceptive lizard”, formerly called the Brontosaurus, from the Latin Brontosaurus) - a real mountain of meat and bones. It could grow up to 20-23 meters in length, and body weight could be up to 24-32 tons. As he walked, his steps made the earth tremble, making a noise like thunder. Its name (brontosaurus) translates as “thunder dinosaur”.
Interesting fact: Only one hundred of 5 thousand species of dinosaurs were truly large. Most of them were as small as lizards, and even smaller.
Which dinosaur was the most ferocious?
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the most ferocious predator dinosaur. Its dimensions were enormous: a height of 5 meters, a length of 12 meters, and a weight of as much as 7 tons! His mouth, 1 meter wide, was equipped with a double row of sharp teeth, about 20 centimeters each. The length of his step is 4 meters. The tyrannosaurus was voracious and insatiable and had no enemies who could defeat him.
Interesting fact: Dinosaurs laid eggs in a hard shell. During the development of the cub, the substance of which the shell consisted - and it was chalk, was used for bone growth. The shell thus became thinner.
Dinosaur extinction
About 65 million years ago, dinosaurs became extinct. Along with them, many plant species also disappeared. Why? Read more in our article: Why did dinosaurs die out?
