Dinosaur Lady: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use it on your tablet, phone, or computer. 

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Across

  • 3. An animal or plant that lived many thousands of years ago and that has been preserved in rock
  • 8. A scientist who studies fossils
  • 9. Fossilized poop
  • 10. a metal tool with a sharp edge, used to cut stone

Down

  • 1. A group of reptiles that lived millions of years ago
  • 2. Existing a long time ago
  • 4. When someone finds something new
  • 5. The time in history before anything was written down
  • 6. An ___ type of animal or plant does not exist anymore
  • 7. The study of the rocks and soil that make up the Earth, and of the way they have changed since the Earth was formed

Word Bank

dinosaurs
paleontologist
fossil
discovery
chisel
ancient
extinct
bezoars
prehistoric
geology