Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus name means "Arm Lizard", was one of the largest and tallest dinosaurs ever found. It had a long neck, small head, and a short, thick tail. Grows up to 40-50 feet (12-16 m) tall. Brachiosaurus lived in the middle to late Jurassic period, about 156-145 million years ago. Brachiosaurus was about 85 feet (26 m) long, and weighed about 33-88 tons. It had a claw on the first toe of each front foot had a claws on the first three toes of each rear foot (each foot had five toes with fleshy pads). Some dating estimates have Brachiosaurus surviving until 140 million years ago, during the dawn of the Cretaceous period. `
                                                 
Herds: Brachiosaurus probably traveled in herds and may have migrated when they wasted their local food supply. Eggs: Brachiosaurus have hatched from eggs, like other sauropods. Sauropod eggs have been found in a linear pattern and not in nests; presumably the eggs were laid as the massive reptiles was walking. It is thought that sauropods did not take care of their eggs. Brachiosaurus Life Span: Sauropod life span may have been as old as 100 years old. Brachiosaurus Defense: Brachiosaurus's best defense was size. In colluding, its long tail could whip away most predators. Also, Brachiosaurus had leathery skin, everyone though this wasn't much of a defense against predators, sharp Theropods teeth. They also had one claw on the front feet that were used protected  young.






               
                               


                

                                                                                                                          

My Thoughts......Dinosaur DVDs

This is a DVD about a man who travels back in time to bring the extinct animals back with him to give them a second chance of life. They put the dinosaurs in a holding pen until their new home is done. It teaches you about how the dinosaurs lived back then and how they might live today.










Jurassic Park is a good movie to show you how dinosaurs fight for survival. It also shows you how hard it would be for us if they were alive with us still today.











                               
Here is another Jurassic Park DVD that has 25 people going to an mysterious island to capture dinosaurs. There are 4 people who try to stop the others from capturing the dinosaurs and putting them in a zoo. But the one dinosaur they were able to capture, broke free and rampaged through the city.

My Top Seven Favorite Dino Books

As you all know I am a Dinosaur fanatic and with the holidays coming I thought I would share some of my all time favorite books that you may want to give to your kids.

1. Uncover T.Rex....Take a three-dimensional look inside a T-Rex written by Dennis Schatz
A very cool book...when you turn each page a new part of the dinosaur will appear until a full T-Rex is in view.



2. Dinosaurs written by Don Lessem
This book in an interactive book with lots of cool pull tabs, spin wheels, open flaps, and hands-on
fun. A great book for learning...




3. Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures Written by: John Malam & Steve
Parker An illustrated guide to animals that ruled the planet millions of years ago. Gives great
information on the anatomy, behavior, diet and habitat of the prehistoric animals..



4. The Complete Guide To Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Reptiles Written by: Chris McNab
This book gives you illustrations of the dinosaurs and reptiles...what the species looked like
and where they lived. Also maps to show you what the world looked liked when Dino's ruled.




5. Life-Sized Dinosaurs Written by: David Bergen
This book as fold-out pages that reveal life-size footprints, claws, heads, and a T. Rex tooth.
It also explores how the Dino's fought to survive for and rule the earth for 164 million years.
Also has a special bonus of a poster.




6. Dinosaurs The Real Monsters Written by: Dougal Dixon
This guide talks about the largest and fiercest dinosaurs. This is part of a 5 book series..
Also contains a Do you know page, glossary and index.




7. Pet-Sized Dinos Written by: Natalie Lunis
This a question and answer book that contains fascinating facts about the smallest prehistoric
dinosaurs.




These are just of few of the books that I have in my personal Dino library...Hope you get a chance to check them out...Dewy