Amazed by Dinosaurs Written by Kathryn Knight Contributing artist Jeff Mangiat Copyright 2014 Bendon All rights reserved LEVEL READER
Dinosaurs Millions of years ago dinosaurs ruled Earth Some of the best-known dinosaurs appeared starting 150 million years ago right before and during the Cretaceous Krih-tay-shuss Period The Cretaceous Period ended 65 million years ago when dinosaurs suddenly disappeared from Earth Will you ever meet one of these gigantic creatures No Most creatures of the Cretaceous died out But if you look closely at some birds you may catch a glimpse of a little dino
Psittacosaurus Pronunciation SIT-uh-ko-SAWR-us Name means Parrot lizard Named by Henry Osborn 1923 Family Psittacosauridae Lived 130 100 million years ago Areas found China Mongolia Russia Height 3 feet 0 9 m Length 6 5 feet 2 m Weight 35 75 pounds Diet plants Fossil remains of Psittacosaurus are abundant in Asia so more is known about this little plant eater than its later cousin Triceratops It had a beak that looked much like a parrot’s which it used to sever tough plant stems
