Tenontosaurus or tendon lizard

Prefixes (beginnings): brachio - arm bronte - thunder di - two deino - terrible gravis - heavy frigo - cold glyco - sweet makros - long megalo - large micro - small saltus - leaping stegos - plated teratos - monster tri - three Suffixes (endings) ceratops - horned face dipus - two-footed gnathus - jaw mimus - imitator nychus - clas ops - face odon - teeth pus - foot raptor - thief rhinos - nose saurus - lizard venator - hunter

Do you know how to say "Tyrannosaurus Rex" in Mexico? The same way you do in Arizona. Scientists name dinosaurs with words from the Latin or ancient Greek languages, based on their characteristics.

You can name a new dinosaur from your own imagination. Choose from the list of prefixes and suffixes below. For example, "Dinosaltusvenator" means "Terrible Leaping Hunter."

When you're finished, draw a picture. From there, you could make a shoebox diorama - a three-dimensional miniature scene - with your dinosaur in its habitat.

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