Dinosaur Species Trivia Word Search

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

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

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

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

This small, sickle-clawed Mongolian dinosaur is named after a character from 'One Thousand and One Nights.'

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

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

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

This fish-eating theropod with a long, narrow snout takes its name from the Greek for 'crocodile mimic': _ _ _ _ _-mimus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of the longest-necked dinosaurs known is named after a river crossing in the Chinese province it was found in: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This plant-eater's name means 'iguana tooth,' since its teeth resembled an iguana's.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This early, long-necked Triassic plant-eater takes its name from the Greek for 'broad' or 'flat': _ _ _ _ _ _-saurus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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