Dinosaur Species Trivia Word Search

Another fast, ostrich-like theropod takes its name from the Greek for 'bird mimic': _ _ _ _ _ _ _-mimus.

In the 'Bone Wars,' Othniel Charles Marsh's rival fossil hunter was Edward Drinker _ _ _ _.

This frilled relative of Triceratops, known for large openings in its frill, takes its name from Greek for 'opening': _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This small armored dinosaur from Australia is named for the _ _ _ _ _ Crossing where it was found.

This caring Cretaceous parent's name means 'good mother lizard,' for fossil evidence it tended its nest.

This dinosaur, famous for a ring of long spikes on its neck frill, takes its name from the Greek for 'spiked': _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

One of the smallest known dinosaurs, this tiny bat-winged Chinese species has just a two-letter genus name.

This slender early carnivore's name means 'fused ankle.'

This spiky African relative of Stegosaurus takes its name from the Greek for 'spike' or 'point': _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

Thanks to 'Jurassic Park,' this swift, pack-hunting Cretaceous predator is commonly just called a '_ _ _ _ _ _.'

This early Jurassic predator is named for the two crests on its head, from the Greek for 'two-crested': _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This pioneering English fossil hunter found major marine reptile specimens along the Jurassic Coast in the early 1800s: Mary _ _ _ _ _ _.

This tiny, four-winged gliding dinosaur takes its name from the Greek for 'small': _ _ _ _ _-raptor.

A plant-eating dinosaur is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

One of the longest-necked dinosaurs known is named after a river crossing in the Chinese province it was found in: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

The first dinosaur ever confirmed to have feathers takes its name from the Greek for 'Chinese': _ _ _ _-sauropteryx.

This tiny, sleeping-posture Chinese troodontid's genus name means 'sleep' in Mandarin.

This giant relative of Triceratops takes its name from the Greek for 'pierced,' describing openings in its frill: _ _ _ _-saurus.

The largest known carnivorous dinosaur is named for the tall sail of bone on its back, from the Greek for 'spine': _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

As Pangaea split apart, dinosaurs like Giganotosaurus evolved on the southern supercontinent known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This plant-eater's name means 'iguana tooth,' since its teeth resembled an iguana's.

This towering sauropod, once classed as a Brachiosaurus species, is named for its likeness to a tall, long-necked animal.

Many famous Jurassic dinosaurs were unearthed from a rock layer in the western US called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Formation.

Many small theropod dinosaurs, especially finds from China, have been unearthed with preserved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Early dinosaurs evolved on a single, unified supercontinent called _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This colossal titanosaur, among the heaviest animals weighed from fossils, is named for the Argentine region it's from: _ _ _ _ _ _-titan.

Many important dinosaur nests and skeletons, including Oviraptor and Velociraptor, were found in this vast Asian desert: the _ _ _ _ Desert.

This small, sickle-clawed Mongolian dinosaur is named after a character from 'One Thousand and One Nights.'

This fast, ostrich-like theropod takes its name from the Latin for 'chicken mimic': _ _ _ _ _-mimus.

This plant-eating dinosaur's genus name means 'rod tooth,' describing its rod-shaped teeth.

This horned Jurassic predator takes its name from the Greek for 'horn': _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

Fossilized dinosaur footprints, sometimes showing evidence of herding behavior, are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The mineralized remains of an ancient organism, such as a dinosaur bone turned to stone, is called a _ _ _ _ _ _.

This long-necked Jurassic sauropod's name comes from the Greek for 'double,' for twin-beamed bones under its tail: _ _ _ _ _-docus.

This horned predator with tiny arms takes its name from the Latin for 'meat': _ _ _ _ _-taurus.

This towering Jurassic sauropod, with front legs longer than its back ones, takes its name from the Greek for 'arm': _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

Fossilized dinosaur dung is scientifically known as a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

One of the earliest known dinosaurs, this small Triassic predator's name means 'dawn plunderer.'

Scientists now classify these living animals as the direct descendants of theropod dinosaurs: _ _ _ _ _.

This crested duck-billed dinosaur is named after the Canadian paleontologist who studied it: _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

Most scientists agree the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct after this kind of object struck Earth: an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This small early dinosaur, with three tooth types in one jaw, takes its name from the Greek for 'different': _ _ _ _ _ _-dontosaurus.

This chicken-sized Jurassic carnivore takes its name from the Greek for 'elegant jaw': _ _ _ _ _ _-gnathus.

The most common sauropod fossil found in North America takes its name from the Greek for 'chambered,' for its vertebrae: _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

One of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs ever known combines the Greek for 'giant' and 'southern': _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

The largest feathered dinosaur known combines a Mandarin word for 'feather' with the Latin for 'tyrant': Yu-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The first dinosaur ever formally named and scientifically described takes its name from the Greek for 'great': _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This plated, spike-tailed Jurassic herbivore is often nicknamed '_ _ _ _ _' for short.

This early horned relative with a hooked beak is named for the Greek word for 'parrot': _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This small Cretaceous carnivore's name means 'wounding tooth,' and it's often used as an index fossil to date rock layers.

One of the very earliest known dinosaurs is named after the Argentine rancher who first discovered it: _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This early feathered dinosaur, a form linking dinosaurs and birds, takes its name from the Greek for 'ancient wing': _ _ _ _ _ _ _-pteryx.

This bizarre sauropod, with hundreds of tiny teeth in a wide muzzle, is named after the African country it was found in: _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This fish-eating theropod with a long, narrow snout takes its name from the Greek for 'crocodile mimic': _ _ _ _ _-mimus.

Some sauropods swallowed smooth stones, called gastroliths, to help grind tough plant matter in their _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The middle of the three dinosaur periods, famous for giant sauropods and early birds, is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ period.

This Cretaceous predator's curved thumb claw gave it a name meaning 'heavy claw.'

This massive titanosaur is named after early-1900s battleships, since as an adult it would have feared nothing: _ _ _ _ _noughtus.

This early, long-necked Triassic plant-eater takes its name from the Greek for 'broad' or 'flat': _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

Long thought to be an egg-thief, this dinosaur's name actually means 'egg seizer' or 'egg thief.'

The word 'dinosaur,' meaning 'terrible lizard,' was coined in 1842 by British scientist Richard _ _ _ _.

This crested, egg-brooding dinosaur's name means 'citadel dweller.'

A thick, domed skull gives this bone-headed dinosaur a name meaning 'thick-headed': _ _ _ _ _-cephalosaurus.

This slender early Triassic predator takes its name from the Greek for 'hollow form': _ _ _ _ _-physis.

The final and longest dinosaur period is named after a Latin word for a soft white rock: the _ _ _ _ _ period.

The asteroid that ended the age of non-avian dinosaurs struck near a Mexican peninsula, leaving a giant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ crater.

T. rex and Triceratops fossils are often found together in a rock layer spanning several US states: the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Formation.

Paleontologists often nickname the three-horned Triceratops simply the '_ _ _ _ _.'

The word 'dinosaur' literally means '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lizard' in Greek.

This small horned dinosaur, often found alongside preserved nests of eggs, takes its name from the Greek for 'first': _ _ _ _ _-ceratops.

This sickle-clawed pack hunter shares its 'terrible' root with the word 'dinosaur' itself: _ _ _ _ _-onychus.

This plant-eating theropod, famous for huge claws up to three feet long, takes its name from Greek for 'scythe': _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This duck-billed dinosaur, known for a tall, rounded head crest, is named for the Greek word for 'helmet': _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This early relative of Iguanodon takes its name from the Greek for 'bent': _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

A meat-eating dinosaur is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Dinosaurs first appeared during the earliest of the three dinosaur-era periods: the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ period.

This long-necked Jurassic sauropod, once confused with 'Brontosaurus,' takes its name from the Greek for 'deceptive': _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This large duck-billed dinosaur is named after the Canadian city near where it was first found: _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

This small early Jurassic theropod's name simply means 'hollow tail.'

The largest and most complete T. rex skeleton ever found is nicknamed '_ _ _,' after the fossil hunter who discovered it.

The most famous dinosaur of all, Tyrannosaurus, is affectionately shortened to 'T. _ _ _,' Latin for 'king.'

One of the largest-skulled land animals ever known takes its name from the Greek for 'five,' for its five facial horns: _ _ _ _ _-ceratops.

This common Jurassic predator takes its name from the Greek for 'different' or 'strange': _ _ _ _-saurus.

The heavily armored 'tank' of the dinosaur world takes its name from the Greek for 'fused' or 'stiff': _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.