Dinosaurs lived on earth 65 million years ago. They lived on the earth much before any human being was born. They ruled the earth for over 165 million years, till 65 million years ago. They were huge monsters, even bigger than elephants. The word "dinosaur" was taken from a Greek word which means terrible lizard. But they weren't exactly lizards. Lizards are one type of reptile and dinosaurs are another type. Not all dinosaurs were giants. Some dinosaurs were no bigger than small dogs. The smallest kind was about the size of a chicken.
No human being has seen a living dinosaur but, scientists have many ways of learning about them. One important way is by studying fossils. Fossils give scientists a vast amount of information about ancient animal and plant life which have become extinct. They also helped them in finding out how long ago the animal or plant lived. As animals and plants die over the years they get covered up and buried into soil. The soft parts of their bodies rot......

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Title: Dinosaurs
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