Summary
How do we know about animals nobody ever saw? Bill follows the evidence in fossils and rock layers to reconstruct what dinosaurs ate, how big they were, and the world they lived in.
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How do we know about animals nobody ever saw? Bill follows the evidence in fossils and rock layers to reconstruct what dinosaurs ate, how big they were, and the world they lived in..
- What can a single fossil tell us about an animal?
- How do rock layers help us figure out which fossils are older?
- Why are there no dinosaurs around today?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: fossil, extinct, paleontologist.
Try it: Draw a dinosaur and label two body parts, then explain what each one tells you about how it lived.