dinosaurs
Mesozoic era giants
Dinosaurs is the plural of dinosaur—the group of reptiles that dominated Earth for over 160 million years before going extinct roughly 66 million years ago.
The word now applies to anything outdated or unable to adapt: These mainframe computers are dinosaurs.
Someone called a dinosaur is behind the times: He's a dinosaur when it comes to social media.
Act of unearthing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- skullHead's bone casing
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
claws · footprints · trackways · dig · paleontologist · carbon-dating · stratigraphy · sediment
Plates or weighing devices
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- tailRear animal appendage
- hornsBony animal projections
plates · spines · feathers · crest · frill · armor · eggs · nest
Age of Reptiles
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
Permian · Pangea · Gondwana · paleontology · megafauna · primordial · ancient · archaic
Small feathered Cretaceous predator
- triceratopsThree-horned prehistoric reptile
- stegosaurusPlate-backed Jurassic herbivore
- diplodocusLong-necked Jurassic herbivore
- pterodactylExtinct flying reptile
ankylosaurus · iguanodon · apatosaurus · archaeopteryx · sauropod · theropod · raptor · hadrosaur
Giant monster from Tokyo
- FlintstonesAnimated prehistoric suburban comedy
- toysObjects for amusement
- moviesFeature-length filmed entertainment
- animatronicMotorized lifelike puppet
documentary · roar · monster · creature · adventure · discovery · wonder · fascination
No longer in use
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- relicPreserved ancient object
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
behind-the-times · extinct · fossil · anachronism · bygone · archaic · dated · outmoded
excavation
Act of unearthing
teeth · claws · footprints · trackways · dig · paleontologist · carbon-dating · stratigraphy · sediment · petrified
scales
Plates or weighing devices
horns · plates · spines · feathers · crest · frill · armor · eggs · nest · hatchling
Mesozoic
Age of Reptiles
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
Paleozoic · Permian · Pangea · Gondwana · paleontology · megafauna · primordial · ancient · archaic · primeval
velociraptor
Small feathered Cretaceous predator
- triceratopsThree-horned prehistoric reptile
- stegosaurusPlate-backed Jurassic herbivore
- diplodocusLong-necked Jurassic herbivore
pterodactyl · ankylosaurus · iguanodon · apatosaurus · archaeopteryx · sauropod · theropod · raptor · hadrosaur · ceratopsian
Godzilla
Giant monster from Tokyo
- FlintstonesAnimated prehistoric suburban comedy
- toysObjects for amusement
- moviesFeature-length filmed entertainment
animatronic · documentary · roar · monster · creature · adventure · discovery · wonder · fascination · childhood
outdated
No longer in use
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- relicPreserved ancient object
old-fashioned · behind-the-times · extinct · fossil · anachronism · bygone · archaic · dated · outmoded · has-been
- children's book topicsfairy tales, fables, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories
- museum subjectsart, history, science, nature, fossils
- coloring subjectsanimals, butterflies, cats, dogs, dragons
- family entertainmentanimated films, cartoons, G-rated, happy endings, happily ever after
- kids' stufftoys, games, cartoons, dolls, superheroes
- biology topicsanimals, plants, insects, fish, birds
dinosaursmammals
Hair-bearing, milk-producing animals
placental mammals · humans · primates · rodents · marsupials
dinosaursmicrobes
Microscopic living organisms
bacteria · insects · plankton · microorganisms · single-celled organisms
- dinosaur footprintsPreserved prehistoric reptile tracks
- dinosaur bonesPreserved prehistoric reptile skeletons
- dinosaur fossilsPreserved prehistoric reptile remains
- dinosaur eggFossilized prehistoric reptile embryo
- dinosaur skeletonReconstructed ancient reptile remains
- dinosaur extinctionEnd of giant reptiles