Learn about dinosaurs and how they lived on Earth a long time ago in a simple and fun way for young children.
Dinosaurs were really big animals that lived on Earth a long, long time ago. They are not around anymore, but they were here before people, even before your great-grandparents!
Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, even before trees and flowers were everywhere! They started living on Earth about 230 million years ago, which is way, way more years than we can count!
Some dinosaurs were as tall as a house and had long necks, like the Brachiosaurus. Others were small and fast, like the Velociraptor. They came in all shapes and sizes, and many didn't look like the dinosaurs we see in movies!
Dinosaurs lived all over the world, including in places where we now have cities, parks, and mountains. They liked different kinds of places: some loved forests, while others liked open fields.
A long time ago, something big happened—scientists think it was a giant asteroid hitting the Earth. This made it hard for dinosaurs to find food, and over a very long time, they all disappeared. But we have their bones to learn about them!
Even though dinosaurs are not here anymore, their family is! Birds are actually tiny dinosaurs. So next time you see a bird, remember that it's related to those big, amazing creatures!