The Learning Center

Introduction

Lets face it there is more to learning about dinosaurs than simply watching a copy of Jurassic Park. For most their familiarity with prehistoric reptiles goes as far a handful of dinosaur names such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus and possibly a few others.

Learning about dinosaurs is thus a difficult subject to get into since it covers a very vast and extremely comprehensive aspect of history, the planet Earth and animals. The truth is that even a simple website like ours will never do it complete justice but despite this there are still some core subjects that one can quickly read to give us an instant foundation and understanding of the overall study of dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles.

We hope our learning center will help cover those basic fundamentals allowing people to easily slide into the study of more detailed and complicated subjects. So please read, enjoy and send us any feedback good or bad regarding how this section can be made better.

Where To Start

The subjects we think you need to cover and understand before you dig deeper into your dinosaur studies are listed below. Simply work your way through each topic making sure you understand them well enough to be able to teach others.

If you can do that then you're more than qualified to start on the more detailed subject areas and really advance your learning.

Core Subjects

  • The Dinosaur Timeline

    This section will introduce you to when, where and how long ago the Dinosaurs existed. Some basic references to different types of dinosaurs as well as the condition of the planet during the three dinosaur periods is covered.

  • The Dinosaur Groups

    This section gets a little technical but its also an eye opener into the various types of reptiles that existed at the time of the dinosaurs. So many reptiles that weren't actually dinosaurs get called dinosaurs, its a massive misconception and the movies dont make things any better. You will learn not only about dinosaurs but pterosaurs, plesiosaurs and afew other non dinosaur groups. You'll feel pretty clever after you finish this section.

  • Dinosaur Extinction

    This section builds on the timeline and again clarifies some of the theories and events that possibly happened and lead to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Remember the dinosaurs didn't all become extinct at the same time, there were many extinctions happening throughout the Mezosoic era which meant that many of the dinosaurs we commonly know of didnt even exist at the same time.

  • Dinosaur Fossils

    This section covers the modern aspects of dinosaur study, palaeontology and how we learn and uncover the secrets behind this now extinct world. Its not necessarily the coolest section but don't skip it as it does tie up many of the other sections and of course help you appreciate and understand the rest of the articles on the site.

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