Dino days.Have you heard of the recent dinosaur discoveries at the "Dino Death Trap death trap Noun a place or vehicle considered very unsafe " in China? Carter Lynn, Age 7 Maryland Yes, I have. The discovery consists of five or more layers of bones from dinosaurs and other animals. This suggests that the animals fell into a deep mud pit. quicksand quicksand State in which water-saturated sand loses its supporting capacity and acquires the characteristics of a liquid. Quicksand is usually found in a hollow at the mouth of a large river or along a flat stretch of stream or beach where pools of water become partly filled , or some other soft ground from which they could not escape. One of the dinosaurs was a small, fast-moving hunter named Guanlong (gwahn-long). Scientists think Guanlong was an ancestor of T rex. What kinds of trees were around when the dinosaurs were around? Marilyn Hosey ho·sey intr.v. ho·seyed, ho·sey·ing, ho·seys New England To choose sides for a children's game. [Perhaps from French (je) choisis, (I) choose, first person sing. , Age 6 West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. Many kinds of trees came and went during the Age of Dinosaurs. In the early years of dinosaur time, tree ferns tree fern, any fern having a treelike trunk. Sometimes other similar primitive plants are also called tree fern, e.g., species of cycad. tree fern were the largest plants. In the middle period, conifers became common. And near the end of dinosaur time, flowering trees appeared. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Katherine Yan Age 10 Virginia By "Dino Don" Lessem Dinosaur Editor |
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