Dinosaurs Discovered

People who study dinosaurs and prehistoric life are called paleontologists. They are interested in everything from dinosaurs to plants to mammoths and fossilized poops—called coprolites! Fossils are the remains, or traces, of prehistoric animals and plants that have been left in rocks. They can be preserved in rocks for millions of years and can give us clues about the history of our planet. From fossils, paleontologists can find out what dinosaurs ate, how big they were, and even what color they were. People of all ages find dinosaurs interesting, and right now, there are more paleontologists than there have ever been before.