Directory of Dinosaurs Resources

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Dinosaurs hold a special fascination for children. This category contains sites that are geared toward kids ages 3-18.

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Dino Directory

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/
A database of dinosaurs including images and a timeline, as well as indexing by body type and country of origin.
DinoBuzz

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinobuzz.html
Facts, theories, and misconceptions about dinosaurs, including a look at extinction, movies, and relationships with other animals.
Dinofun

http://www.dinofun.com/
Education, media, and other resources about dinosaur activity for kids.
Dinojosh.com

http://www.dinojosh.com/
Ten-year-old boy shares his love of dinosaurs in articles, drawings, riddles and jokes. Includes short video.
Dinosaur Central

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/dinopage1.html
A quick guide to dinosaurs, including the Dinosaur Hall of Fame, dinosaur quiz, dino grudge match, and T. rex on the silver screen.
Dinosaur Questions and Answers

http://www.christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/questions.html
Explores the origins of dinosaurs, their extinction, and fossils found today. Written from a Biblical Creationist viewpoint.
Dinosaurs

http://nascarulz.tripod.com/dinomain.html
Pictures, images, and links.
Dinotots

http://www.rivalquest.com/dino
Many colorful pictures of dinosaurs with information on dinosaurs too.
Finding the World's First Dinosaur Skeleton

http://www.levins.com/dinosaur.shtml
Recounts the story of William Parker Foulke discovering the first nearly-complete skeleton of a dinosaur, the "Bone Wars" that followed, and the history of the site in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Myths and Monsters: Facts about Dinosaurs in the Ancient World

http://www.projectcreation.org/kid_zone/articles/kid_zone_detail.php?PRKey=89
Contends that dinosaurs did not become extinct millions of years ago, but roamed the earth as recently as 1,500 years ago.
NOVA Online/Curse of T. rex

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/trex/
Essay on the dinosaurs' companions and a Hot Science exercise about finding dinosaurs.
The Age of Reptiles Mural

http://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/age-reptiles-mural
Description and photographs of reptiles and dinosaurs from different eras. Exhibit at the Yale Peabody Museum.
The Dino Database

http://www.dinodatabase.com/
Learn about the dinosaurs by listening to each of them talk about themselves. Includes classification, records, where to see dinosaurs, theories, controversies, dictionary, and glossary.
The Dinosaur Museum

http://www.dinosaur-museum.org/
The history of the world of dinosaurs is presented with skeletons, fossilized skin, eggs, footprints, and realistic sculptures.
The Dinosauria

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinosaur.html
Extensive information about the dinosaurs from the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
The UnMuseum: Whatever Happened to the Brontosaurus?

http://www.unmuseum.org/dinobront.htm
Explains that the brontosaurus is actually an apatosaurus with the head of a camarasaurus. It recounts how this happened.
Walking With Dinosaurs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/prehistoric
Articles and activities from the BBC series.
Wyoming Tales and Trails: The Bone Wars

http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/bonewars2.html
Tells of the fossil collecting competition between Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope. It includes photos taken from 1904 - 1934 and includes reproductions of engravings from 1871.
Zoom Dinosaurs

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html
Includes information on evolution, extinction, and fossils, as well as dinosaur games and jokes.

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