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Bird-like dinosaurs
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/bird-like-dinosaurs/Many of the characteristics of early and modern birds appeared first in theropod dinosaurs. Feathers, wishbones, modified "flapping" forelimbs and hollow bones are found in the coelurosaurs - the theropod group that includes tyrannosaurs and dromaeosaurs.
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Herbivore teeth and diet
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/plant-eating-dinosaurs/Plant-eating dinosaurs dominated the landscape, far outnumbering their carnivorous counterparts. From fancy headgear and armour, to herding and enormous size, their extreme appearances and innovative survival strategies are unrivalled in the animal kingdom.
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The first birds
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/the-first-birds/The first birds had sharp teeth, long bony tails and claws on their hands. The clear distinction we see between living birds and other animals did not exist with early birds. In fact, they were more like small dinosaurs than they were like any bird today.
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Dinosaurs getting around
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/dinosaurs-getting-around/Imagining dinosaurs in motion is to bring them truly to life. Mere fossils now become lumbering, bulky, fleet-footed, agile, four-legged, two-legged or even bird-like. How is this transformation possible? What techniques do we use to put muscles on bones and movement into skeletons?
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Herbivorous heavyweights
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/the-dinosaur-giants-club/One group of plant-eaters grew to become the biggest land animals ever. These were the sauropods - impressive long-necked, four-legged giants.
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Investigating the Winton Trackway
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/winton-trackway-poster/Become a palaeontologist and investigate fossilised dinosaur footprints.
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Modern birds
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/modern-birds/It is clear to us today what is a bird and what is not - as feathers make it difficult to confuse them with any other living animal. Many other features – such as wishbones and specialised joints in the wings – are also unique. We place birds in a major group called Aves.
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Dinosaurs learning journey
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning-journeys/dinosaurs-ps/Follow this Dinosaurs learning journey to deepen your knowledge and understanding of dinosaurs and fossils.
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Dinosaurs learning journey for preschools
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning-journeys/dinosaurs-ey/Follow this Dinosaurs learning journey to deepen your knowledge and understanding of dinosaurs and fossils.
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Dinosaurs living together
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/dinosaurs-living-together/Did dinosaurs live on their own or in groups? There is good evidence that many did form social groups. Plant-eaters would have found safety in numbers, while predators may have hunted in packs and benefited from co-operation.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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