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What does a paleontologist do?
A paleontologist studies the history of life on Earth and looks for fossils.
What are fossils?
Fossils are the bones or remains of dead animals and plants.
What covers the fossils before they become hard?
Sand and dirt.
Where does Carmen Soto work?
At Dinosaur National Monument in the United States.
What are the oldest fossils called?
Stromatolites.
How old are the oldest fossils?
About 3.5 billion years old.
Where can you find fossils?
You can find them everywhere
even in your own garden.
What is the biggest fossil Carmen discovered?
The tail of a Diplodocus.
How long is a Diplodocus?
As long as three school buses.
What do Diplodocuses eat?
They eat only plants.
What was the weirdest dinosaur Carmen discovered?
The Gigantoraptor.
What did the Gigantoraptor look like?
Like a chicken with a beak like a parrot.
How heavy was the Gigantoraptor?
As heavy as a hippo.
What’s Carmen’s favorite dinosaur?
The Spinosaurus.
Why does Carmen like the Spinosaurus?
Because it was beautiful and very tall.
What did the Spinosaurus eat?
Meat.
