Dinosaurs And Mythical Creatures - Facts for Kids

The large frill on a Triceratops’s head acted like a shield, protecting its neck from attacking predators!

Protoceratops belonged to a family of dinosaurs called Protoceratopsidae, which were early members of the horned dinosaur group!

The first complete Allosaurus skull wasn’t found until 1908, over 30 years after the dinosaur was named!

The tail club of an Ankylosaurus didn’t fully develop until they were several years old!

The name “Pterodactylus” comes from Greek words meaning “wing finger” because they had one super-long finger that supported their wing membrane!