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facts for children dino's book



Hi everybody,
   
  I am new to the PALEONET and think that it's very exciting to be part of
it. I need some help on the following subject: I want to write a story book
on dinosaurs, for kids 7 to 10 years old or so. I want to incorporate the
latest scientific facts in my story. I need the following information on
Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex: 

- the position of the continents during their life span.

- what was the landscape looking like, the environment where they lived.Were
there erupting volcanoes, flooding rivers and canyons (for U.S and CANADA)

- the climate where they lived,was it damp or dri?

- were there any seasons like now for North America?

- the vegetation during that period.

- their distribution among the continent(US and CANADA).

- what Triceratops ate .

- the way they lived, were they living in group or alone, having a territory.

- how old could they live.

- evidence on motherhood.

- from wich time period to time period are they found in the geological 
  record.

- evidence of battle between these two dinosaurs.

- what other dinosaurs would have been a danger to baby triceratops.
       
- Did Triceratops had poor back vision because of the back of its head .

- What kind of vision had the Tyrannosaurus. What angle of vision.

- Have there been any eggs found that are related to Triceratops or
Tyrannosaurus.And if so, what was the form and size of them for both
species? Is there an URL where I could see these eggs?

- Have there been any trace fossils of skin pigmentation found on rocks near
fossils for these two dino's?
   
Thank you very much to all of you who will take the time to answer to my
request. This is a big project in my life. I need your help to make it a
succes and a story that will bring the ancient life near the "actually
living" children.
(I have send this posting at dinosaur@usc.edu. too)

BTW, I have some difficulties joining the PALCLIME list. My subscribe
message was 
o.k. but I still have had these error messages coming back. Maybe I can't
pass trough the heavy traffic. Can anybody help me on this?

TRULY,       
>From Denis Bombardier (:­)>
amateur paleontologist
Que.Can. SMILEY@virtuel.qc.ca