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A Small Dinosaur May Have Eaten Fruit

Scientists studied the skull of a dinosaur from long ago.

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Source: Stony Brook University, 2026-10-28.

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Read and understand · 1/3According to the article, what did scientists study to learn about the small dinosaur?

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Its fossil. The first paragraph says scientists studied the dinosaur’s fossil.

Clue: A small dinosaur may have eaten fruit, scientists say. They studied its fossil, the remains of an animal from long ago.

Read and understand · 2/3What was Infernogallus about the size of?

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A turkey. The second paragraph compares its size with a turkey.

Clue: The dinosaur was called Infernogallus. It was about the size of a turkey and lived around 66 million years ago. It had no teeth.

Read and understand · 3/3According to the article, what could its beak help it do?

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Crush soft food. The final paragraph says the skull shape suggests a beak movement for crushing soft food.

Clue: The shape of its skull suggests it could move its beak to crush soft food. The researchers think fruit may have been an important part of its diet. They published their study on October 10.

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What do scientists think Infernogallus may have eaten, and what part of its body gives them a clue?

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They think it may have eaten fruit. The shape of its skull suggests its beak could crush soft food.

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