America

Below are some facts about another dinosaur discovery in America. Write a newspaper article reporting what they have found. These facts are written in note form. You must write in sentences.

What was found?

• four skulls from a giant dinosaur called the Saurapod
• a new species
• that lived 105 million years ago

Where was it found?

• found embedded in sand and mud
• in a sand stone quarry in Utah by palaeontologists

What did it look like?

• was one of the biggest animals to roam the earth
• young adults were 25 feet long - not fully grown
• four legged, long neck
• lots of dainty teeth for eating plants and swallowing them whole

How did it die?

• believed to have died huddled by a stream
• scientists will study its bones to find out how it died
• believe its flesh was eaten by a predator
• bones fell into the river with leaves and fossilised

Why is it important?

• it is extremely rare - its long delicate skeleton does not usually preserve

Newspaper reports are made up of FACTS and OPINIONS.

A FACT is a piece of information that is true: ‘The bones of dinosaurs have been found in America’.

An OPINION is what somebody believes might be right. It is how a person sees something, but it might not be true: ‘The discovery of another dinosaur in America is exciting’.

Sometimes opinions are hidden in facts: ‘The Saurapod, a scary dinosaur, was one of the biggest animals to roam the earth’.

You can include facts and opinions in your report.