What is the link between meteors and dinosaurs?
the link is that it is a theory that a huge meteor or comet wiped out the majority of the dinosaurs when it impacted on the earth's surface and caused a huge amount of dust to rise into the air and blocked out the sun which meant that the dinosaurs could not breathe and probably froze to death and the impact would have caused an explosion that would be an equivalent to thousands of atomic bombs going off at once I am not totally sure of the facts but this is a start for you...also I think this is a theory and may not have happened at all unless we have testamony from someone who was around back then...sorry about the pun
Did the astroyed kill the dinosaurs?
There are many different theories of how the dinosaurs died but i can tell you that the one theory that is most common is that while the dinosaurs were roaming the earth a meteor bolted towards the earth and blasted to the ground and spreaded dust all over the plants so the herbivores could not eat another is that several meteors or asteroids hit the earth and killed all the dinosaurs.
What is the name of that dinosaur that flies?
There are many reptiles that flew specially during the Mesozoic era although the most well-known is the pterodactyl. However, contrary to popular belief they were not dinosaurs but a separate type of animal called pterosaurs. Although if your talking about the dinosaurs that had feathers and was the first link between birds and dinosaurs well that would be Archaeopteryx.
What do you call a dinosaur with wings?
A pterosaur is a winged dinosaur. They are the first of the vertebrate dino-critters that achieved powered flight. Wikipedia has additional information, and a link is provided. EDIT: NO pterosaurs are NOT dinosaurs. There are dinosaurs alive to day with wings. We call them Birds. Wings evovled in the group of theropod dinosaurs called Maniraptora. The big difference between pterosaurs and flying dinosaurs (birds) is that the wing in pterosaurs is made of a fleshy…
Was the archaeopteryx the first bird in the world?
Within the field of evolutionary biology, archaeopteryx is considered the "missing link" between dinosaurs and birds in the evolutionary process. Although it is widely held to be true, there may still be other undiscovered fossils that yield an even closer link between dinosaurs and birds. Archaeopteryx is considered the most primitive bird. It is, however, an intermediary form and can therefore be classified as both a dinosaur and a bird since its features are characteristic…
Is there the same amount of water on Earth as when the dinosaurs were alive?
According to most scientists, we have had virtually the same amount of water on Earth since the planet formed. That would mean that there was the same amount of water on Earth when the dinosaurs existed. However, it is important to note that there is probably an infinitesimal amount more water now then there was in the time of the dinosaurs, simply because of the fact that there have been meteors/meteorites that carried a little…
What is the differences and similarities between comets asteroids and meteors?
guess wut comets have 3 parts the head [nucleus] and the tail obviously but the third is the coma that holds the gasses that make the tail meteors are and can become meteors meteorites and meteoroids meteors are passing through our atmosphere meteroids are meteors in space meteorites have hit earth asteroids are basically meteors that have reached 6 miles wide 3 of the biggest ones are considered dwarf planets ceres [eris] vesta and sedan
Are meteors dangurus?
Meteors CAN BE very dangerous, depending on their size; for example, we believe that an asteroid about 10 miles long collided with the Earth about 65 million years ago and killed off about 70% of all life on the planet. At that time the dominant life form on Earth were the dinosaurs, and almost all of them were killed off. (The descendants of the dinosaurs today are birds and lizards. Every time you eat a…
Are hens dinosaurs?
Yes (WITH A BIG MAYBE ATTACHED) The difference between certain therapod dinosaurs and birds is very small. Every feature we use to describe birds (beak, feathers, wings) first evolved on dinosaurs. In fact the morphology between birds and the raptor family of therapod dinosaurs is so similar many scientists to call birds avian dinosaurs.
Has a meteor ever hit this planet?
Meteors hit this planet every day. Most of them are too small to notice; but even a meteor of the size of a sandkorn can give a spectacular sight at night (the "shooting stars"). Larger meteors can be catastrophic; in 1908 a meteor hit Siberia, causing an explosion comparable to an H-bomb. 65 million years ago a larger meteor hit Earth, causing the demise of the dinosaurs. If you get a chance, go to Meteor…