What do you call a scientist who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record?
a paleontologist
Where were the dinosaur and mammal fossils discovered?
In the Gobi Desert, Mongolia
How did the dinosaurs in this area die 100 million years ago?
They sank in the mud
Where did the sticky mud come from?
The scattered ashes from a volcanic eruption formed the sticky mud.
Did they only find dinosaur remains?
No they didn't. Many of the creatures they found were mammals.
What does this discovery prove?
That mammals lived alongside the dinosaurs of that time.
When were the mud pits first discovered?
In 1922
What do discoveries like this reveal?
They reveal secrets which until now were lost in time.
How much did the two-legged predator that they found weigh?
It weighed 165 pounds
