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Underline the girl's name. Find her name in the dinosaur name.

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Girl's amazing fossil discovery

cientists who study rocks Scientists then studied it for All Daisy's family and friends
are called geologists. It is five years. Then, in 2013, they are very proud of her.
S the dream of geologists told the world that Daisy's
around the world to find out fossil was of a flying dinosaur.
something new about the past. In fact, it was a flying
Scientists were very surprised dinosaur that no one knew
when this existed before, so this dinosaur
happened to a didn't have a name.
young girl in
As Daisy discovered the
England. Daisy dinosaur, the scientists called
Morris, now 10, it Vectidraco Daisymorrisae. This
was walking on means Daisy Morris Flying
a beach with Dinosaur. Scientists think it is
her family. 250 million years old. Daisy's
Suddenly, she saw some black dinosaur is now in the Natural Daisy said: "When I told
bones sticking out of the sand. History Museum in London.
She knew it was a fossil and so my friends they said it
she dug it out and showed her Mr Simpson said, "l knew that was cool"
family. She was only five years I was looking at something Daisy still loves fossils. She
very special. And I was right."
old at the time, and she was very He was very happy that Daisy has so many that her family
interested in fossils.
found the dinosaur because it says that her bedroom is like a
Her family took the fossil to a was going to be washed into museum. Daisy wants to be a
geologist called Mr Simpson. the sea and lost for ever. geologist when she grows up.

Read again and answer the questions.
1 How old was Daisy when she found the fossil?

2 How long did scientists study the fossil for?

3 Where is Daisy's dinosaur now?

What does Daisy want to be when she grows up?

sk and answer.

. Are you interested in dinosaurs? Why?

magi ne you find a new dinosaur fossil. What is its name?

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