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6. Timeline

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How Old?

Dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic Era, 250 – 65 million years ago.

Scientist have named three Periods during this Era:

What does each Period represent?

Identify which Period each of the following dinosaurs belonged to.

Dinosaur Geological time Period
(millions of years ago)
Apatosaurus 148 – 138
Muttaburrasaurus 110 – 100
Parasaurolophus 80 – 65
Stegosaurus 152 – 140
Triceratops 72 – 65
Tyrannosaurus 72 – 65

Cut out the picture of each dinosaur and place it in the appropriate time period on the timeline on page 2.

Apatosaurus

Apatosaurus

Muttaburrasaurus

Muttaburrasaurus

Triceratops

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

Tyrannosaurus

Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus

Stegasurus

Stegasaurus

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