“Tyrannosaurus” explained in 4 pictures
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Preschool children understand that Tyrannosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur that lived long ago, and learn about its body features, food, and what fossils can tell us
💬 What kind of dinosaur was Tyrannosaurus?
Tyrannosaurus was a dinosaur that lived long ago. It lived long, long before people were born. It had a very big body.
🤔 Which parts of the Tyrannosaurus’s body look big?
💬 A big head and strong legs
Tyrannosaurus had a big head. Its front legs were short, and its back legs were thick and strong-looking. It used its long tail to keep its body balanced.
🤔 Which are bigger, the front legs or the back legs?
💬 A dinosaur that ate meat
Tyrannosaurus was a dinosaur that ate meat. It had a big mouth and sharp teeth. Scientists think it used these teeth to bite its food firmly.
🤔 Do animals that eat plants and animals that eat meat have different tooth shapes?
💬 We can learn from fossils
Tyrannosaurus is no longer alive today. But bone fossils are found in the ground. By studying fossils, we can learn what kind of dinosaur it was.
🤔 If you saw dinosaur bones at a museum, which part would you want to look at?