Dinosaur Species Trivia Word Search

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This large-nosed horned relative of Triceratops combines the Greek for 'thick' with the word for 'nose': Pachy-_ _ _ _ _-saurus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A bitter 19th-century fossil-hunting rivalry, the 'Bone Wars,' pitted Edward Cope against this rival: Othniel Charles _ _ _ _ _.

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

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

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

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

This giant sickle-clawed predator, one of the largest raptors known, is named after the US state where it was discovered: _ _ _ _-raptor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Among the largest land animals ever, this titanosaur is named for the South American country it was found in: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some small feathered dinosaurs have been found perfectly preserved in fossilized tree resin called _ _ _ _ _.

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

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