Essay on dinosaurs for class 4

Dinosaur is the name given to prehistoric that lived on the earth for about 160 million years. Although dinosaurs were not lizards, the word dinosaur comes from the term Dinosauria, which means terrible lizards.

The term “Dinosaur” was given by Sir Richard Owen in the year 1841 – 1842. This word is derived from the Greek language and it has the meaning of a terrifying lizard. We all know that dinosaur was the ultimate predator known to the man kind which lived in the Triassic and Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era.

To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. In this activity, you'll check your knowledge regarding the characteristics, diet, and types of dinosaurs. For this activity, study the scrambled letters and try to unscramble or rearrange the letters to form a word or phrase that fits the given clues.

Also, the dinosaurs can be classified based on their diet that is some are carnivores (meat eating dinosaurs) and some are herbivores (plant eating dinosaurs). The meat eating dinosaurs also used to feed on the smaller dinosaurs if no other animals were available around them.