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BBC

Walking with Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
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...
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Buzzle.com: Animal Sake: Triassic Period Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief descriptions of the climate of the Triassic Period and of the plants and animals. Includes a lengthy list of the animals that lived during that time.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Sabre Toothed Tiger (Smilodon Populator)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides images and a fact card about the sabre-toothed tiger, a prehistoric animal. Discusses where they lived, when and how they likely became extinct, what we know about its physical characteristics, diet, and reproduction.
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Buzzle.com: Animal Sake: Precambrian Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes several types of organisms that lived in the Precambrian Era and provides a list of others. Some of these still exist today.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Lions (Prehistoric)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lions were among the largest predators during the ice age. Get other interesting facts about this ancestor of the American Lion.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About the Cenozoic Era and Its Life Forms

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the different periods, epochs, and stages of the Cenozoic Era and the events that took place in them. Looks at geology and tectonic plate movements, climate, flora and fauna, and the emergence of mammals as the dominant life...
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Museums Victoria

Museum Victoria Prehistoric Life: Sea Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the fossilized remains of sea stars found in Southern Australia. Content includes a look at the physical characteristics of these animals.
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Crocodiles

For Students K - 1st
Crocodiles are among the largest reptiles in the world, and they are also some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet. Crocodiles and their close relative, the alligator, are responsible for more human deaths each year than any...
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: Yukon's Camels

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric camels of the Yukon and Alaska. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: Ancient Caribou

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric ancient caribou. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: Yukon Horse

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric Yukon horse. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: Saiga Antelope

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric North American saiga. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Fishes: Coelacanth

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on modern-day discoveries about the prehistoric coelacanth fish. Read about the geographic distribution, classification, fossil record, and economic and social impacts of the animal.
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: Jefferson's Ground Sloth

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric Jefferson's ground sloth. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: American Mastadon

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric American mastodon. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: North American Scimitar Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric North American scimitar cat. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: Giant Beaver

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric giant beaver. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: Steppe Bison

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric steppe bison. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and habitat.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Adaptations of Desert Amphibians and Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
The evolution of amphibians from prehistoric days is described, and the challenges they face when living in a desert environment, of which the ability to reproduce is the greatest. How they manage to survive in a desert is explained in...
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Indiana University

Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Dinosaur Fossils Not Found in Indiana [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Britain Express

Britain Express: Prehistoric Britain: The Neolithic Era (C. 4000 2000 Bce)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at the Neolithic period in England, hallmarked by the rise of farming, stable communities, and domesticating animals.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Mesozoic Era Timeline and Important Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Mesozoic Era, its time frame, geological and tectonic activities, the climate, plants and animals, and extinction events towards the end of this era.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Ornithocheirus

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Tapejara

For Students 9th - 10th
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.

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