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

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

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)

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