13 Glossary

GLOSSARY AMMONITE A type of sea creature that lived during the time of the dinosaurs CARNIVORE An animal that only eats meat CONIFER A cone-bearing tree with small needles COPROLITE Animal poo that has become fossilised CRETACEOUS PERIOD The third period of the Mesozoic Era (145-66 million years ago) DINOSAUR Prehistoric reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era FOSSIL Remains of a living thing that have become preserved in rock over time

鹦鹉螺：一种生活在恐龙时代的海洋生物食肉动物一种只吃肉的动物松柏树一种长有小针叶的圆锥树COPROLITE已经变成化石的动物粪便白垩纪中生代第三期（1.45 - 6600万年前）恐龙生活在中生代的史前爬行动物化石随着时间的推移被保存在岩石中的生物遗骸

FOSSILISATION The process of an animal or plant becoming a fossil GINKGO A type of tree that dates back to the Jurassic period HERBIVORE An animal that only eats plant matter JURASSIC PERIOD The second period of the Mesozoic Era (200-145 million years ago) MESOZOIC ERA The time when dinosaurs lived–made up from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods OMNIVORE An animal that eats both plant matter and meat PALAEONTOLOGIST A scientist who studies dinosaurs and other fossils

化石化动物或植物变成化石的过程银杏一种可以追溯到侏罗纪时期的树食草动物只吃植物的动物侏罗纪中生代的第二阶段（2 - 1.45亿年前）中生代恐龙生活的时代——由三叠纪、侏罗纪和白垩纪组成杂食动物既吃植物又吃肉古生物学家研究恐龙和其他化石的科学家

PLESIOSAUR Marine reptiles (usually with long necks) that lived during the Mesozoic Era PREDATOR An animal that hunts other animals for food PTEROSAUR Flying reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era REPTILES Cold-blooded animals with scaly skin such as lizards, snakes, crocodiles, and dinosaurs TRIASSIC PERIOD The first period of the Mesozoic Era (250-200 million years ago)

蛇颈龙生活在中生代的海洋爬行动物（通常脖子很长）捕食者以捕食其他动物为食的动物翼龙生活在中生代的会飞的爬行动物爬行动物皮肤有鳞的冷血动物，如蜥蜴、蛇、鳄鱼和恐龙三叠纪中生代的第一个时期（2.5亿-2亿年前）