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Fun Facts

1: Tyrannosaurus had banana sized teeth. 2: Stegosaurus plates were not for defence but for display/intimidation/mating as they were not attached to the bone. 3: Ankylosaurus was armoured everywhere except it’s belly including its eyelids. 4: Tyrannosaurus was the biggest carnivore alive (Achievement “The King”) until Spinosaurus was discovered and took the throne (Achievement “The Usurper”). 5: Cryolophosaurus is the only dinosaur discovered in Antartica. 6: Archaeopteryx was the first bird but it is considered a dinosaur, it’s name means “Ancient Wing”. 7: Quetzalcoatlus was the biggest flying reptile ever to fly over the surface of ancient Earth. 8: Mei has only had 2 fossils dug up, it’s full name is Mei Long meaning sleeping dragon because the fossils found have been in a sleeping position, and the fossils that were discovered were believed to be juvenile and are only 53cm long. 9: Creatures that lived before the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic period such as Dimetrodon were not dinosaurs and reptiles that lived during those periods such as Mosasaurs were not dinosaurs. 10: Meganeura is a prehistoric dragonfly, but like other prehistoric bugs and insects it was bigger than modern bugs, it was the size of an eagle with a wingspan of over 70cm.