Dinosaurs

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

Examine dinosaur evolution, types, characteristics, physiology, food habits, and fossil findings in New Zealand, Africa, and Antarctica. Also covered are the numerous theories on dinosaur extinction, carbon dating and palaeontology. SCIS no. 1846896

science, technology, history, english, arts

Image: Dinosaur diorama

Dinosaur diorama

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Dinosaur and pterosaur fossils

Fossils found in New Zealand

Dinosaur and pterosaur fossils

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Image: Dinosaur Extinction

Dinosaur extinction

Dinosaur Extinction

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Image: Earliest known dinosaur identified

Fossils in Africa

Earliest known dinosaur identified

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Image: Finding dinosaurs in Antarctica

Dinosaurs in Antarctica

Finding dinosaurs in Antarctica

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How old is that dinosaur?

Science Learning Hub

Image: Iguanodon tooth - Tales from Te Papa episode 12

Iguanodon tooth

Iguanodon tooth - Tales from Te Papa episode 12

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Science Live: Tyrannosaur Discoveries

Tyrannosaur discoveries

Science Live: Tyrannosaur Discoveries

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Winged dinosaur

'Big fluffy birds from hell'

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Dinosaur tracks

DINOSAUR TRACKS (Evening Post, 14 May 1935)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Dinosaur Footprints in Northwest Nelson

Footprints in Nelson

Dinosaur Footprints in Northwest Nelson

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Asteroid killed dinosaurs

Report endorses asteroid killed dinosaurs

Radio New Zealand

Image: Dinosaur Toy Stampede

Toy stampede

Dinosaur Toy Stampede

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cryolophosaurus ellioti

Dinosaur skeleton

Cryolophosaurus ellioti

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Dinosaur collecting

Dinosaur collectors

Dinosaur collecting

Radio New Zealand

Image: Dinosaur slide

Dinosaur slide

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Stephens Island tuatara

Stephens Island tuatara

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Joan Wiffen

Joan Wiffen, a fossil expert

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Fossil Iguanodon Tooth

Fossil Iguanodon tooth

Fossil Iguanodon Tooth

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Finding fossils

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Where did they live?

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Death and disease

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4 dinosaurs

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Reviving dinosaurs

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Diets and food chain

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Paleontology

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Dinosaurs for kids

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Types of dinosaurs

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Size of dinosaurs

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Dinosaur train

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T-Rex for Jurassic Park

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Paleontology

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Draw a dinosaur

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Biggest dinosaurs

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Sculpting a stegosaurus

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Fossil remains of monster animals

FOSSIL REMAINS OF MONSTER ANIMALS (Bush Advocate, 09 February 1906)

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Image: MONSTERS OF PAST ACES. (Mataura Ensign 3-12-1910)

Monster of past

MONSTERS OF PAST ACES. (Mataura Ensign 3-12-1910)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: AN AFRICAN MONSTER. (Taranaki Daily News 19-2-1910)

African monster

AN AFRICAN MONSTER. (Taranaki Daily News 19-2-1910)

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Everything dinosaurs

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A dinosaur that swam

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Dinosaurs

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Australian dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs

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New Zealand dinosaurs

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Why dinosaurs matter

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