Dinosaurs Facts for Kids

Argentinosaurus may have weighed up to 80 tons — that is heavier than 10 African elephants put together.

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs struck what is now Mexico about 66 million years ago and left a crater 93 miles wide.

Therizinosaurus had claws over 3 feet long — the longest claws of any animal that ever lived.

Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent, including Antarctica.

Pachycephalosaurus had a skull roof up to 10 inches thick, which it may have used for head-butting.

Not all dinosaurs were huge — some were as small as pigeons.

Maiasaura means 'good mother lizard' because fossils showed it cared for its babies in nests.

Hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs, had over 1,000 teeth packed into their jaws for grinding plants.

Microraptor had four wings — feathered arms AND legs — and could glide through the air.

Despite looking tiny, each T. rex arm could lift about 400 pounds — stronger than most humans.