Monday, May 21, 2012

Habitat of Therizinosaurus

Cold blooded animals don't use their own energy to warm them selves and stay warm. Warm blooded animals warm themselves from energy from their food, so they need to eat more than cold blooded animals. Birds and mammals are the only two warm blooded groups. Fish, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates are all cold blooded.  Many cold blooded animals have to keep up their temperature by basking in the sun or living in a warm enough climate. Many cold blooded animals hibernate during cold winters.
         Therizinosaurus lived in the Gobi Desert in south western Mongolia and north western China. During the Cretaceous period the Gobi desert was very sandy and dry. The facts aren't set in stone because Therizinosaur was so rare but it is thought that the Therizinosaur lived in small herds or family groups.
Picture of what the Gobi Desert looks like now


I used the following sources:
http://www.thedinosaurs.org/dinosaurs/therizinosaurus.aspx
http://www.howitworksdaily.com/environment/question-of-the-day-what-does-it-mean-to-be-cold-blooded/
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110210133202AAXZqXd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oviraptoridae

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