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Lesson 2: How do scientists study dinosaurs?- Where in the world did dinosaurs live?
- Where in the world did dinosaurs live?
- Did dinosaurs travel in herds or packs?
- Did dinosaurs travel in herds or packs?
- How fast were dinosaurs?
- Were dinosaurs warm-blooded?
- Were dinosaurs warm-blooded?
- How fast did dinosaurs grow, and how long did they live?
- How fast did dinosaurs grow, and how long did they live?
- What was dinosaur skin like?
- What color were extinct dinosaurs?
- What color were extinct dinosaurs?
- What were the biggest and smallest dinosaurs?
- Did dinosaurs fight?
- How did dinosaurs reproduce?
- How intelligent were dinosaurs?
- New research points to dinosaurs' colorful past
- New dinosaur research: Microraptor's feather color revealed
- Quiz: How do scientists study dinosaurs?
- Exploration Questions: How do scientists study dinosaurs?
- Answers to Exploration Questions: How do scientists study dinosaurs?
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Exploration Questions: How do scientists study dinosaurs?
Grab your notebook or computer and write out your answer to each of the following questions. Then compare your answer to the suggested answer found in the “Answers to exploration questions” article. Have fun! (Hint: the information needed to answer these questions can be found in the video and the articles.)
1. What evidence have scientists found that some groups of dinosaurs traveled in groups? Draw pictures to support your answer.
2. Explain how scientists estimate a dinosaur’s intelligence.
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- how do u know how fast they ran(3 votes)
- Just like modern species, different dinosaurs ran at different speeds. One way that scientists can calculate the speed of a dinosaur is by analyzing fossilized tracks. "A good sequence of preserved footprints (called a trackway) can be extrapolated to give a rough estimate of how fast that particular animal was traveling at that moment. This method uses simple equations based on the distance between footfalls and the size of the feet. The fastest speeds evident from dinosaur tracks (a medium-sized theropod in this case) are about 12 meters per second (about 27 mph);" Source: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/buzz/locomotion.html(1 vote)
- where do you find amber specimens...russia, eastern europe and where else?(1 vote)
- I believe you could find amber almost anywhere, and from many different eras, but I'm no expert on the matter(1 vote)
- What is your social security number?(0 votes)
- 1.Their track ways provided evidence that they traveled in flocks or herds.
2.They use a cat scan and the brain space to calculate how big their brain is.(0 votes)- You would be correct(1 vote)