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1 Palaeo Art: Gabriel Ugueto Cartoon illustrations: Ethan Kocak Activity Pack A n i m p r int o f H e a d o f Ze us Ltd. 5 8 H a rdwic k St, Lo n do n E C 1 R 4 R G www. h e a do fze u s.co H o Z_ B o o k s Zephyr 2018

2 Out in September 2018 Out Now! the books HavE you Got TheM all? page 2 O N i D # eek g Zephyr 2018

3 About the author meet dr ben garrod Dr Ben Garrod is an evolutionary biologist, which means he studies how different animals change over time. He has worked worldwide with chimpanzees, whales and sharks. As a child growing up by the sea he fell in love with nature. He found his first fossil when he was very small and has loved dinosaurs ever since. Ben is a TV presenter and a Teaching Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK. page 3 Zephyr 2018

4 contents page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12 page 13 Who lived when? Dinosaur criss-cross Dino sudoku Spot the difference Find the dinosaurs Colour the dinos Unscramble the dinosaurs Match the names Answers page 4 Zephyr 2018

5 who lived when? The times when the dinosaurs existed can be split into three main chunks (what we call periods ) and these are the Triassic period, the Jurassic period and the Cretaceous period. Can you unscramble the lines and find out which dinosaur lived when? Triceratops Diplodocus CRETACEOUS Gorgosaurus JURASSIC Coelophysis Stegosaurus TRIASSIC Tyrannosaurus rex page 5 Zephyr 2018

6 DINOSAUR CRISS-CROSS You ll find all these words in the So You Think You Know About... Dinosaurs? books. Can you fit them into this criss-cross puzzle? 5 letters Skull 6 letters Fossil 8 letters Theropod Jurassic Triassic Dinosaur Skeleton 9 letters vertebrae carnivore 10 letters Cretaceous page 6 Zephyr 2018

7 DINO SUDOKU Can you work out these sudoku puzzles? Each row up and down should contain a Tyrannosaurus, a Diplodocus, a Triceratops and a Stegosaurus. Puzzle 1 Puzzle 2 Tyrannosaurus Diplodocus Triceratops Stegosaurus page 7 Zephyr 2018

8 Spot the difference Look very carefully and see if you can spot six differences between these two pictures of Triceratops. page 8 Zephyr 2018

9 find the dinosaurs Can you spot the names of these dinosaurs in this wordsearch puzzle? You might find the names show forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally. S S B R U Y D E U R W H T C S P R U R S C W J M M S C O H U I Q H R O U P G H R P O R A M N S M J U N Z P T W Y O O S I O S V O G A T Y G E W Y S M M S C G B H G S O L X W R A O O A A L B E R T O S A U R U S I U C K H Y V T V I A X M R A H R P I Q C Q L O P H U N U U T U G D B S Y H Z C X C R S R U S P O T A R E C I R T A U U R T A R B O S A U R U S O R S T S U R U A S O N N A R Y T B S C H S U C O D O L P I D W E Z A L L O S A U R U S S O O Q L TYRANNOSAURUS DIPLODOCUS TRICERATOPS ALLOSAURUS BRACHIOSAURUS BRONTOSAURUS TARBOSAURUS STRUTHIOMIMUS SPINOSAURUS CHASMOSAURUS TOROSAURUS ALBERTOSAURUS page 9 Zephyr 2018

10 colour the dinos page 10 Zephyr 2018

11 unscramble the dinosaurs Can you unscramble the names of these dinosaurs? There s a clue under each name to help you. 1. updosdolci (Large plant-eating dinosaur) 2. usnrrtosynaua (Huge predatory dinosaur) 3. rtecarsipot (Dinosaur with horns) 4. etictraaspotno (Dinosaur with a massive skull) 5. oorsarugsgu (Meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous) 6. ainoprsssuu (The biggest predatory dinosaur ever) page 11 Zephyr 2018

12 match the NAMeS We all love dinosaur names but do you know what they mean? Can you match these dinosaur names with their meanings? 1. Tarbosaurus 2. Daspletosaurus 3. Gorgosaurus 4. Tyrannosaurus rex 5. Triceratops 6. Chasmosaurus 7. Titanoceratops 8. Styracosaurus 9. Galeamopus 10. Diplodocus a) tyrant lizard king b) spear-tip lizard c) alarming lizard d) three-horned face e) double beam f) frightful lizard g) dreadful lizard h) hollow lizard i) titanic horn face j) helmet head page 12 Zephyr 2018

13 page 5 Coelophysis TRIASSIC Stegosaurus JURASSIC Diplodocus JURASSIC Tyrannosaurus rex CRETACEOUS Gorgosaurus CRETACEOUS Triceratops CRETACEOUS page 7, puzzle 1 page 7, puzzle 2 page 9 page 11 S S B R U Y D E U R W H T C S P R U R S C W J M M S C O H U I Q H R O U P G H R P O R A M N S M J U N Z P T W Y O O S I O S V O G A T Y G E W Y S M M S C G B H G S O L X W R A O O A A L B E R T O S A U R U S I U C K H Y V T V I A X M R A H R P I Q C Q L O P H U N U U T U G D B S Y H Z C X C R S R U S P O T A R E C I R T A U U R T A R B O S A U R U S O R S T S U R U A S O N N A R Y T B S C H S U C O D O L P I D W E Z A L L O S A U R U S S O O Q L page 12 Tarbosaurus (alarming lizard) Daspletosaurus (frightful lizard) Gorgosaurus (dreadful lizard) Tyrannosaurus rex (tyrant lizard king) Triceratops (three-horned face) Chasmosaurus (hollow lizard) Titanoceratops (titanic horn face) Styracosaurus (spear-tip lizard) Supersaurus (super lizard) Galeamopus (helmet head) Diplodocus (double beam) 1 Diplodocus 2 Tyrannosaurus 3 Triceratops 4 Titanoceratops 5 Gorgosaurus 6 Spinosaurus S K V E R T E B R A L E C T H E R O P O D E T A C E O U T R I A S S I C O N D N O S K U L L A U R page 6 J R A S S C F O C A R N I V O R E S S L Zephyr 2018 page 13 answers page 8

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