Five curiosities about dinosaurs to tell children
The premiere in Spain of the movie Jurassic World (Jurassic World) It will probably have a side effect: children's interest in dinosaurs, those "monstrous" beings that inhabited our planet millions of years ago and that are so curious in the little ones. Take the opportunity to tell them several curiosities about them!
If the dinosaurs usually attract the attention of children at any time of year, especially when you do not stop talking about one of the premieres of the cinema this summer. Take the opportunity to further stimulate your curiosity with this data! A tour of Spain can bring us closer to these beings, as well as knowing some interesting facts like these.
What was the fastest dinosaur?
The fastest dinosaur was the Compsognathus, a type of dinosaur similar to birds (in fact, they physically looked like modern chickens), carnivorous and tiny. As it is known up to now, it could reach with its two legs the speed of about 64 kilometers per hour.
The slowest dinosaur was ...
On the contrary, there were also slow dinosaurs: those that walked on all fours and were herbivores. As Dinosaurioss.com explains, the sauropods were the slowest dinosaurs, something that is due to their great size and weight: they could not travel more than 10 kilometers in an hour. They are the famous dinosaurs with long necks, small heads and short and robust legs.
The biggest dinosaur
The sauropods were slow and gigantic dinosaurs, though not the biggest of all. Their neighbors the Supersaurus, of the same species, were the largest: it is believed that the supersaurus came to measure 42 meters long and 16.5 meters high.
What dinosaur was the smallest of all?
Although many times we imagine dinosaurs as gigantic beings, the truth is that there were of all sizes. The smallest dinosaur fossil found so far belongs to an Anchiornis, much like a bird. He lived 150 million years ago and measured about 35 centimeters (a little more than a school rule), weighing around 150 grams.
And the strongest dinosaur was ...
Okay, we already know which were faster and slower, and which ones bigger and smaller, but whenever you represent the dinosaurs you imagine them as violent beings ... which was the strongest and voracious? In general, they were carnivores, because their jaws were very strong and prepared to kill their prey in just seconds. The best known are Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor.
Once you know these brushstrokes about the dinosaurs and learned their names, how about you continue the research at home? Find more information about these fascinating beings, you will learn a lot!
Angela R. Bonachera
