Dinosaurs And Mythical Creatures - Facts for Kids

The plants that Ankylosaurus ate included ancient relatives of magnolias, palm trees, and ferns — some of which still exist today!

We know Ankylosaurus had keratin covering their armor plates because scientists found evidence of protein structures in their fossils!

Habitat & Environment

Stegosaurus lived in what is now western North America, in an environment that was warm and semi-arid with seasonal rainfalls!

Some scientists believe that Stegosaurus’s back plates may have changed color when the dinosaur was excited or scared, similar to how some lizards change color today!

Pterodactylus shared its island home with small dinosaurs, ancient crocodiles, and some of the first birds like Archaeopteryx!