Human-reviewed Grades 2–5 science

Dinosaurs Crossword Puzzle

Free printable dinosaur crossword for elementary science — fossils, bones, extinction, and related paleontology words.

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Puzzle grid

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Clues

Across

  1. Small hard plate that covered some dinosaur skin (5)
  2. Preserved remains of ancient life found in rock (6)
  3. Cold-blooded animal group that includes dinosaurs (7)
  4. Hard parts that make up a skeleton (5)

Down

  1. Place where dinosaur eggs were laid (4)
  2. Describes a species that no longer lives on Earth (7)
  3. Familiar short name for Tyrannosaurus (3)
  4. Sharp curved nails on some dinosaur feet or hands (5)
Answer key
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