🦖 Dinosaurs – The Amazing Creatures of the Past

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⏳ Dinosaurs lived for a very long time

• Dinosaurs lived on Earth for about 165 million years.
• That is much longer than humans have lived on Earth!
• They lived during a time called the Mesozoic Era.

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🐦 Are birds related to dinosaurs?

Yes! Birds are living dinosaurs! 😮

How are they connected?

• Some dinosaurs had:
  • Feathers
  • Wings
  • Light bones
• Over millions of years, these dinosaurs slowly changed.

🧠 Scientists believe:

Modern birds evolved from small, meat-eating dinosaurs

Examples:

• A dinosaur called Velociraptor had feathers.
• Birds still have:
  • Claws
  • Hollow bones
  • Similar skeletons

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💥 How did dinosaurs become extinct?

About 66 million years ago, most dinosaurs disappeared.

What happened?

1️⃣ A huge asteroid hit Earth
2️⃣ Dust filled the sky
3️⃣ Sunlight was blocked
4️⃣ Plants died
5️⃣ Animals lost food

This caused a mass extinction.

🦖 Only non-flying dinosaurs died.
🐦 Bird-like dinosaurs survived and became today’s birds!

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🌍 Why birds survived

• Small size
• Feathers for warmth
• Ability to fly
• Could eat seeds and insects

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🧠 Easy to remember

Dinosaurs lived long → Birds came from dinosaurs → Asteroid caused extinction

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⭐ Fun facts for kids

• Chickens are closer to dinosaurs than lizards!
• Birds are the only dinosaurs still alive
• Some dinosaurs were as small as a chicken

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