TEXAS DINOSAURS

ALAMOSAURUS

• Named after a trading post in New Mexico where its fossil was first found.
• Had peg-shaped teeth that were not good for chewing.
• In order to eat, plant food was swallowed whole and later broken down in the stomach.
• Length: 70 feet Weight: 30 tons

TOROSAURUS

• Name means "bull lizard" because of the large cattle-like horns over its eyes.
• Torosaurus had the largest head of any known land animal.
• A neck frill protected its neck and shoulders.
• Length: 24 feet Weight: 9 tons

TYRANNOSAURUS

• Name means "tyrant lizard."
• Its 6-inch high steak-knife teeth were its main weapon.
• Tyrannosaurus rex is the most famous of the Tyrannosaurus species.
• Length: 39 feet Weight: 6.5 tons

WORKS CITED

• http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/kids/wild_things/dinosaurs