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  1. Types of Dinosaurs - American Museum of Natural History

    Learn how many species have been discovered, and see photos and information about over 40 types of dinosaurs.

  2. Dinosaurs - American Museum of Natural History

    Dinosaur Basics Article Dinosaur Names Find out how dinosaurs get their names and the meanings of their Greek and Latin roots. Article Types of Dinosaurs Learn how many species …

  3. Dinosaur Facts - American Museum of Natural History

    Article Types of Dinosaurs Learn how many species have been discovered, and see photos and information about over 40 types of dinosaurs. Article Dinosaur Bones Discover what scientists …

  4. T. rex, Triceratops, Titanosaur–What's the Difference? | AMNH

    What are the different types of dinosaurs found in the dinosaur family tree? What makes these ancient reptiles different from the lizards and snakes we see today? And what features do they …

  5. Dinosaur Names - American Museum of Natural History

    Dinosaur names follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a set of rules that govern all scientific names for living or extinct organisms.

  6. Birds = Dinosaurs, and Other Survivors of K-T Extinction | AMNH

    Avian dinosaurs—in other words, birds—survived and flourished. Museum scientists estimate that there are more than 18,000 bird species alive today. A variety of other species also survived …

  7. Dinosaur Eggs - American Museum of Natural History

    As far as we know, all dinosaurs reproduced by laying eggs, as do most other sauropsids (reptiles). It is very difficult to determine what species of dinosaur laid the eggs that have been …

  8. Mass Extinction: What Happened 65 Million Years Ago? - AMNH

    The extinction of other vertebrate species on land allowed dinosaurs to flourish. Cretaceous-tertiary Extinction: 65 million Years Ago Scientists refer to the major extinction that wiped out …

  9. The Titanosaur: One of the Largest Dinosaurs | AMNH

    The species lived in the forests of today’s Patagonia about 100 to 95 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period, and is one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered.

  10. Apatosaurus: Don't Call It Brontosaurus! | AMNH

    Aug 13, 2012 · The name given to the first specimen of the species to be discovered, Apatosaurus, became the accepted scientific name; Brontosaurus became invalid, or, at best, …