Breath new life into your class's study of dinosaurs with this extensive collection of materials. Offering everything from a printable T-rex mask, word searches, and connect-the-dots activities to informational handouts, hands-on...

Discusses the mass extinction event that wiped out many prehistoric animals 65 million years ago and why there are no dinosaur fossils to be found in Indiana.

DigiMorph is a database of high-quality images from living and extinct animals, made available for scientists, educators, researchers and students. This section is devoted to dinosaur fossils, some of them among the most famous in the...

Find the answers to the dinosaur exploration questions on this site.

The Black Hills Institute of Geological Research is a world-renowned center for paleontology. Here they describe in clear language how fossils are formed and preserved, and what information they give us about the past, particularly in...

Good starting point for students needing to do research on dinosaurs. Find quick facts and dates, follow links to articles on fossils, the Mesozoic era, and reptiles, and click links to access some of the best dinosaur resources on the web.

Part of an online publication offered by the U.S. Geological Survey, this articles sheds light on how studying fossils became an important part of understanding geologic time.

The Dinosauria provides the latest information about dinosaurs, including debunking myths, early dinosaur discoveries, characteristics of specific dinosaurs, life history, and discovery of dinosaur fossils.

A page dedicated to answering the of can we use DNA to clone the dinosaurs.

Discover the Oviraptorosaur in this impressive field guide presented by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Offers a look at dinosaur paleontology in Argentina with accompanying articles about specific eras and regions of the country.

Learn why Utah is known as a prime location for the discovery of dinosaur fossils and why, in 1988 the Allosaurus was named Utah's official state fossil.

A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the lambeosaurus dinosaur.

This survey of early dinosaur discoveries in North America discusses the first dinosaur specimens and the scientific debate that they inspired.

Is it a feathered dinosaur, or the ancestor of birds? Find out about the Archaeopteryx lithographica whose fossil remains show feathers similar to that of a bird, and whose skeleton resembles that of a dinosaur.

Plateosaurus was one of the first "giant dinosaur herbivores" and evolved during the Late Triassic period. Learn what fossils teach us about this dinosaur's size, diet, migration habits, and anatomy.

Read information about the dolphin-shaped opthalmosaurus, and learn what fossil evidence tells us about this marine dinosaur's hunting, anatomy, and young. View a listing of quick facts about the opthalmosaurus' size and diet, and launch...

Diplodocus, a sauropod, "was the longest of the land animals" and its fossilized remains tell us much about its body type, weight, and diet. Read facts about this dinosaur and view several images showing what it looked like while alive.

A brief description of the quetzacoatlus, "the largest flying creature of all time," which lived during the Late Cretaceous period over 65 million years ago. Find fast facts about this animal's size and fossil location, as well as...

Anurognathus, from the Late Jurassic period, was a "tiny pterosaur and a cousin of the dinosaurs." Learn what the one fossil of this prehistoric animal, found in Bavaria, tells us about its diet, anatomy, and size. This resource includes...

Peteinosaurus was a flying reptile from the Late Triassic period, and the fossils left behind tell us much about its anatomy, prey, and flight. This resource provides simple facts as well as several images and a video that let you see...

Tapejara was a flying reptile from the Early Cretaceous period. Learn what its fossil tells us about this animal's anatomy and diet, and view photos to see various views of its skin and body parts.

Ornithocheirus was a reptile from the Early Cretaceous period, and this resource highlights some of the facts revealed by this large pterosaur's fossilized remains. View a video and several images showing close-ups of its body parts, and...

Rhamphorhynchus, a flying reptile from the Late Jurrasic period, had wings up to a meter long. Learn other facts about this prehistoric animal, revealed to us through its fossils, and view a variety of images.