Are there any type of dinosaurs still alive today?

Answer 1

Answer 1

In a way, yes. Many scientists consider birds to be dinosaurs.

Answer 2

It should be noted that flying animals from the dinosaur periods were not dinosaurs. They were a completely separate order called Pterosaurs.

There is also some evidence that sharks, dolphins, crocodiles and turtles evolved from marine dinosaurs which survived the mass extinction.

Whatever caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs must have happened at ground-level, because science believes that some species of flying Pterosaurs and marine dinosaurs evolved into some modern creatures that we see today.

For example, the skeleton of the Meyerasaurus is extremely similar to the skeleton that modern-day turtles have. The Protosphyraena is very similar to the modern day swordfish and the Ichthyosaur resembles dolphins.

Your exact answer would be no. Because dinosaurs ("Terrible Lizards") no longer exist.

However those that survived the mass extinction did evolve into some (not all) of the animals around us today.

Answer 3

Only the descendants of the dinosaurs are still with us. Dinosaurs have all died millions of years ago. The sole Survivor is the tuatara (which is linked below) unless you also consider that birds are all the descendants of dinosaurs. The only dinosaur-like things that we have are mainly just crocodiles and alligators.
Surprisingly, one branch of dinosaurs is still alive today: the birds. Many scientists now agree that birds are a branch of the dinosaurs. Aside from birds, all dinosaurs are extinct.

Answer 2

They are still alive, because Nessi or the Loch Ness monster is basicly a water dinosaur, but they haven't found proof that Nessi is alive