恐龙生活在几千万年前的地球上.docVIP

Dinosaurs came in all sizes and shapes 恐龙生活在几千万年前的地球上，它们中有最重的恐龙腕龙（猜一猜它的体重能有多少？）；最小的恐龙细颚龙，身长只有半米多；还有，不说了：) 自己读吧。 Dinosaurs (恐龙) lived tens of millions of years ago. They lived through the Triassic Period (三叠纪), the Jurassic Period (侏罗纪) and the Cretaceous Period (白垩纪). The best time for them was the Jurassic Period. Dinosaurs were in different shapes and sizes. Some were huge, while some were no larger than a turkey (火鸡). Some walked very slowly with four limbs (肢), and some could run fast with hind (后面的) legs. Some were ferocious (凶残的) and carnivorous (食肉的), but some were docile (温顺的) and herbivorous (食草的). They all had scales (鳞). And some of them laid eggs. 1. Diplodocus (梁龙) -- the longest dinosaur Length: 27 meters Weight: 10 tons Living time: late Jurassic Period Region: America Food: plants A diplodocus had a very long tail. It could use the tail as a whip (鞭子) to drive away a carnivorous dinosaur. 2. Brachiosaurus (腕龙) -- the heaviest dinosaur Length: 23 meters Weight: 70-80 tons Living time: late Jurassic Period Region: America and Africa Food: plants A brachiosaurus was as heavy as a big elephant. Its shoulders were about six meters from the ground. By raising its head, a brachiosaurus could be 12 meters tall. In other words, if you lived on a fourth floor, a brachiosaurus could put in its head through your window and say hello to you. 3. Compsognathus (细颚龙) -- the smallest dinosaur Length: 1.4 meters (some were less than half a meter). One of their species was as big as a cat. All compsognathus were fast runners. 4. Mamenchisaurus (马门溪龙) -- a dinosaur with the longest neck Length: 22 meters Neck length: 9 meters Living time: Jurassic Period Region: Asia Food: plants When standing up, a mamenchisaurus resembled an arch bridge. Its four legs were like bridge piers (桥墩) that could sustain (承受) a body of 40 tons. When it stretched both its neck and tail, it was like an approach ramp (引桥) of a bridge. 5. Tyrannosaurus rex (霸王龙) -- the largest carnivorous dinos