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The dinosaurs have risen at Marwell Zoo!
But they aren’t that different to the animals we have
today. Use this booklet to explore the past and the
present and compare the two types of animals.
Can you find each of these
dinosaurs at Marwell Zoo?
Record onto the timeline
when the dinosaurs were
around.
Tick each animal that you
spot, including the modern
day equivalent animals.
Tick the right kind of food
for each animal.
T.rex Revealed
Daily talk at 1.30pm
Dinosaur
Outpost
Dinosaur
Robot
Fossil Dig &
T.rex Selfie
Use this symbol to
find each dinosaur
Science &
Learning Centre
Gift Shop &
Dinosaur Cavern
Jurassic Period
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Baryonyx
(you fill this in)
Dwarf Crocodile
250
200
150
Baryonyx (bah-ree-ON-icks)
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
Dwarf Crocodile
The Past...
The Present...
Baryonyx was discovered in 1983 in the
South of England. It had a very large claw
on its thumb, about 31cm long. It may have
crouched on river beds or waded into
shallow water and used its claw to spear fish.
Crocodiles of today have similar shaped
mouths to Baryonyx.
Jurassic Period
How many teeth do you
have? Baryonyx had 96 and
crocodiles have 64.
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Citipati
(you fill this in)
Greater Rhea
250
200
Citipati (chit-i-puh-tih)
150
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
Greater Rhea
The Past...
The Present...
Citipati fossils have been found on their
nests in the same brooding position as birds
of today. This shows there is a link between
dinosaurs and birds.
Just like birds, such as the greater rhea,
Citipati may have been covered in feathers!
Look
out forteeth
bird nests
as you
How many
do you
go
round
the zoo.
(Flamingo
have?
Baryonyx
had
96 and
crocodiles
64.
nests
are onhave
the ground)
Jurassic Period
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Brachiosaurus
(you fill this in)
Giraffe
250
200
Brachiosaurus
150
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
Giraffe
(BRAK-ee-oh-sore-us)
The Past...
The Present...
Brachiosaurus had large spoon shaped
teeth that it used to bite off leaves, which it
swallowed whole.
Giraffes act like Brachiosaurus may have
done – as a tall lookout.
Jurassic Period
How long is your neck?
Brachiosaurus had a neck
about 9m long! Giraffes have
necks that can be 1.8m long.
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Triceratops
(you fill this in)
White Rhino
250
200
Triceratops (tri-SERRA-tops)
150
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
White Rhino
The Past...
The Present...
Triceratops may have used its horns for
defence against meat-eating dinosaurs like
Tyrannosaurus, but also in one-to-one
combat, locking horns for a trial of strength.
Although both have horns, a white rhino’s
horns are made of hair-like material and a
Triceratops’ horns were made of bone.
How many
many other
teeth horned
do you
animal
species can
find at
have? Baryonyx
hadyou
96 and
crocodiles
have 64.
Marwell
Zoo?
Jurassic Period
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Tyrannosaurus Rex
(you fill this in)
Amur Tiger
250
200
150
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
Amur Tiger
Tyrannosaurus Rex (tie-RAN-oh-sore-us)
The Past...
The Present...
Tyrannosaurus rex had about 60 teeth, each
one up to 20cm long! Bite marks found on
Triceratops fossils show that Tyrannosaurus
rex could crunch through the bones of this
massive dinosaur.
Tigers have 30 teeth. Their canines can
reach 10cm long. These teeth are used to kill
prey and tear off chunks of meat.
Jurassic Period
Can you feel your canines with
your tongue? Your canines are
the pointy teeth!
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Stegosaurus
(you fill this in)
Ostrich
250
Stegosaurus
200
(STEG-oh-SORE-us)
150
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
Ostrich
The Past...
The Present...
Stegosaurus had such a tiny brain, it was
only the size of a tangerine!
Ostriches also have a very small brain for
their size – even smaller than their eyeballs!
They use their wings for display.
The bony plates on its back may have been
to help it to gain or lose heat, or for display?
What do you think?
Can
flap
yourdo
arms
How you
many
teeth
youlike
ostrich
wings and
make
up
have? Baryonyx
had
96 and
crocodiles
have
64.
a
showing-off
dance?
Jurassic Period
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Quetzalcoatlus
(you fill this in)
Marabou Stork
250
200
Quetzalcoatlus
150
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
Marabou Stork
(KET-sal-co-atil-us)
The Past...
The Present...
Quetzalcoatlus is probably the largest flying
animal that ever lived! Its enormous leathery
wings stretched up to 12m across.
Whilst the marabou stork is nowhere near
the size of Quetzalcoatlus, it still has a huge
wingspan of up to 3m.
Hold out your arms to the side to see your
‘wingspan’. Do you think you could stretch to
12m, or even 3m across?
Jurassic Period
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Edmontonia
(you fill this in)
Nyala
250
Edmontonia
200
(ed-mon-TONE-ee-ah)
150
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
Nyala
The Past...
The Present...
Scientists think that the bony spikes on the
Edmontonia’s shoulders might have been
used for shoving contests with other males.
The strongest would win territory or access to
females for mating.
The males of many antelope species, like the
nyala, use their horns for fighting other males.
Can you beat someone at a thumb war?
Battle to see who comes out on top, just like
Edmontonia and the nyala.
Jurassic Period
Cretaceous Period
Cenozoic Era
TODAY
Parasaurolophus
(you fill this in)
Hartmann’s Zebra
250
200
Parasaurolophus (pa-ra-saw-ROL-off-us)
150
100
Mass
Extinction
50 million years ago
Hartmann’s Zebra
The Past...
The Present...
Parasaurolophus lived in herds. To keep in
touch with the rest of their group, they might
have blown through the amazing tube-like
crest on their heads to produce deep
resonating sounds, a bit like a trumpet!
Zebras also live in herds and communicate
with noises. They sometimes make a braying
sound, a bit like a donkey.
The fall of the
dinosaurs
Nobody really knows what
killed all the dinosaurs, but one
theory is that a huge meteorite
crashed into the Earth causing
huge dust clouds and the
climate to change. The
animals couldn’t adapt quickly
enough and became extinct.
Cup your hands around your mouth to make
your own trumpet! Can you make a deep
resonating sound like Parasaurolophus?
Our climate is
changing now
Due to global warming, ice
caps could melt and sea levels
rise. How will animals adapt to
this wet future?
Draw what you think a future animal
might look like below and tick what it
might eat.
The Future...
We can all help to reduce the effects of global warming. If we all
work together, small changes can have a big impact in reducing
wasted electricity and help cut down on carbon emissions
contributing to climate change. So hopefully animals in the future will
not have to suffer the same fate as the dinosaurs!
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