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Vocabulary:
- theropod /THEER-uh-pod /
- hatch /hach/
- uncover /uhn-KUHV-er/
- utilize /YOOT-l-ahyz/
- scanning /skan-ning/
[noun] – a type of dinosaur that walked on its back legs and had short front legs
Paleontologists believe the meat-eating theropod dinosaur was light, agile, and very fleet of foot, with three large slashing claws on each hand.
[verb] – to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out
The eggs are about to hatch.
[verb] – to discover something secret or hidden or remove something covering something else
The missing golden painting was uncovered here yesterday.
[verb] – to use something in an effective way
We must utilize all available resources.
[noun] – scanning is used in research to find particular facts, to study fact-heavy topics, and to answer questions requiring factual support.
Scanning technologies would greatly improve their capabilities.
Article reading:
Prof. Steve Brusatte, who was also a member of the research team, said it was “one of the most stunning dinosaur fossils” he had ever seen, and that the embryo was about to hatch. The Yingliang Stone Nature History Museum in China has baby Yingliang that is 10.6in (27cm) long from head to tail and lies inside a 6.7 inch-long egg. The egg was uncovered in 2000, but it was hidden for ten years. Researchers turned their attention to the egg, which they assumed was holding an embryo within, only when construction work on the museum began and old fossils were being sorted through. Researchers will utilize advanced scanning techniques to obtain an image of the dinosaur’s whole skeleton because part of its body is still covered by rock.
Discussion Questions:
- Do you believe that dinosaurs existed? Please elaborate on your answer.
- What kind of dinosaur do you know about? Could you tell me more about it?
- If you found a dinosaur embryo, what would you do?
- Do you agree that this preserved dinosaur embryo should be studied?
- What do you think are the benefits of this discovery? Please explain your answer.
Summarization
Describe:
- preserved
- process
- dinosaur
- assume
- technique