The last vestiges of dinosaurs

After millions of years, what remains of dinosaurs are giant skeletons and ancient fossils.

This skeleton belongs to a T-Rex dinosaur named Sue. It is about 67 million years old. Since 2000, Sue’s skeleton has been exhibited in many cities around the world. In the photo, Sue’s skeleton at a museum in Washington, USA. Photo: Mark Wilson/Newsmakers.

This skeleton belongs to a T-Rex dinosaur named Sue. It is about 67 million years old. Since 2000, Sue’s skeleton has been exhibited in many cities around the world. In the photo, Sue’s skeleton at a museum in Washington, USA. Photo: Mark Wilson/Newsmakers.

The ichthyosaur Ichthyosaurus lived from the Triassic period. This skeleton was auctioned in Paris (France) in November 2018. Photo: Stephane De Sakutin. 

Microraptor is one of the smallest dinosaurs in the world. Their body length is about 42-83 cm and weight is only about 1 kg. This species cannot fly but has feathers. Their fossils are found in many places in Liaoning, China. Photo: Spencer Platt.

 

Footprints of Sauropod dinosaurs and Ankylosaurus in Toro Toro National Park (Bolivia) make this place a famous paleontological attraction. Photo: Aizar Raldes.

About 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid crashed into the shallow sea near Mexico. The impact created a crater 145 km wide. This disaster destroyed the ecosystem of the Earth and killed almost all the dinosaurs. Some small branches of flying dinosaurs survived and became the birds they are today. Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos.

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• • The rare specimen left on Earth of the asteroid that caused the dinosaur disaster. Photo: Kike Calvo.Footprints of the long-necked dinosaur (Urusocus) were found at Muenchehagen, Germany. Each footprint is about 1.2 meters in diameter. According to researchers, long-necked dinosaurs have lived in this area since about 140 million years ago. They weigh up to 30 tons and are about 27 meters long. Photo: Alexander Koerner.

• The bones of Crested Hypacrosa, a dinosaur from the Jurassic period, are auctioned in Paris. These bones can help the seller make $ 800,000. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard.

Pretty perfect fossil of the dinosaur Stegosaurus at the Natural History Museum (London, England). The skeleton is about 5.6 m long, 2.9 m high. This is the most complete fossil specimen ever displayed at this museum. Photo: Carl Court.