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What is the name for the modern era which began approximately 65 million years ago with the mass extinction of the dinosaurs?
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What century the dinosaurs roamed the earth?
Dinosaurs did not roam the Earth in a "century" but from from roughly 250 million (Triassic Period) to 50 million (Cenozoic Era) years ago. A meteor hitting the Yucatan peninsula, about 60-70 million years ago, is theorized to have caused such global destruction immediately, and changed the climate so radically over the following millennia, that dinosaurs were eventually wiped out of the gene pool of the world. Dinosaurs roamed the earth for around 180 Million years. They first appeared during the begining of the Mezoic Era, approximately 240 million years ago, and were wiped out at the end of Mezoic Era, approximately 75 million years ago, although some modern speicies may be descendants of dinosaurs.
Did prehistoric man and dinosaurs live at the same time?
Dinosaurs became extinct sixty-five million (65,000,000) years before there was anything remotely resembling a human on the plains of Africa. Not all dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago. Some lines continued into semi-modern times and were scouted as the Anakims in the time of Joshua. So men did co-exist with the dinosaurs.
Will dinosaurs ever exist again?
They still do. Many scientists consider modern birds to be dinosaurs. But it is unlikely that they will develop into anything resembling "classic" dinosaurs. Once a group of animals goes extinct it is gone forever.
Is it true that dinosaurs had wooden condoms?
Dinosaurs and Condoms Nobody knows for sure when condoms were first used.But, assuming man created condoms -- and estimates of the oldest human ancestor date back 195,000 years, while dinosaurs lived about 220 million and 65 million years ago - it's safe to say dinosaurs did not have wooden condoms, or any sort of condoms for that matter. In addition, if they did have some form of natural-made condom, it is highly doubtful they had a conscious awareness or intelligence as to how to use them.Other responses by WikiAnswers contributors:Also, dinosaurs laid eggs, therefore eliminating the need for condoms.Responding to the above comment: Even if a dinosaur laid eggs, that has nothing to do with conception. The main purpose of a condom is to prevent the sperm from fertilizing the egg -- and the egg would be laid regardless of whether or not it was fertilized.And on the humorous side...They sure did. Actually, once the wooden condoms were fastened on the dinosaurs, they were unable to be removed, which, incidentally, is why the dinosaurs became extinct. Certain dinosaurs, however, abstained from the use of condoms on religious grounds, and it is these dinosaurs that survived and evolved into modern birds and reptiles.Only if the dinosaur was Dutch.They did, but the guys with the little bitty arms had a serious problem.
What is the Cenozoic Era?
The Cenozoic Era is the third and current era in the Phanerozoic Eon, and is one of three, the two other eras being the Paleozoic and Mesozoic. Cenozoic is derived from Greek and means "new life." The Cenozoic began about 65 million years ago in the wake of the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, and continues to the present. It is now subdivided into three geologic periods rather than two: the Paleogene, Neogene, and Quaternary. The Tertiary period is no longer used by geologists. This era is known for the diversification of mammals and birds into modern forms, the rise of humans, and the advent of modern Earth. Mammals rapidly flourished after the extinction of the dinosaurs, and so did the birds. Grasses and flowers spread throughout most of the world. The continents continued to drift towards their current positions as the Earth's overall climate went on a cooling and drying trend. Finally, humans appeared.
What is the name for the modern era which began approximately 65 million years ago the mass extinction of the dinosaurs?
Cenozoic
Did humans appear 60million years after the dinosaurs were extinct?
The earliest member of the human genus evolved 63.2 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs. Modern humans didn't evolve until 65.3 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
What is the name for the modern era which began approximtely 65 million years ago with the mass extinction of the dinosaurs?
The Cretaceous period ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs. The period that followed the mass extinction was called the Paleocene. This was a time of the mammals.
Dinoursaurs lived on earth for approximately how many years?
I think they lived (the dinosaurs) for approximately 165 million years.
How many years do dinosaurs exist?
Well, for starters, dinosaurs first came to the earth around 280 million years ago, they were wiped of the face of the earth around 65 million years ago. Technically speaking, they have lived for a total of 215 million yeas ago.
When did dinosaurs disappear from earth?
It is impossible to fix the dinosaurs' extinction to a specific year for several reasons:There were no intelligent animals alive at the time of the dinosaurs, and so there were no calendars and no record keeping.Even though dinosaurs are thought to have become extinct due to a single cataclysmic event, the actual extinction process itself likely took place over several years, decades, or even centuries.Even if the extinction was confined to a single year, there is currently no means to date the extinction event that precisely.
How many years are between dinosaurs and humans?
The last of the dinosaurs died out in a mass-extinction that happened 65 million years ago. Modern humans first appeared on earth about 200,000 years ago. So humans appeared about 6,480,000 years (six million, four hundred and eighty thousand years, or 6.48 million years) after the dinosaurs went extinct.
How many days ago did the dinosaurs live?
Dinosaurs existed 65.5 million years ago. Back then, a day was about 23 hours. Saying that an average day between modern times and the dinosaur age was 23.5 hours, and a year is 365.25 x 24 hours, then the dinosaurs died out about 24,431,500,000 days ago.
How long ago where dinosaurs around?
Depending on the species, dinosaurs were around anytime between about 230 million years go to about 65 million years ago. However, if birds are included as dinosaurs, as they are by most paleontologists, then dinosaurs are still around to this day. A young earth Creationist would say that dinosaurs were created on Day 6 of God's creation. Man was created on Day 6 as
What century the dinosaurs roamed the earth?
Dinosaurs did not roam the Earth in a "century" but from from roughly 250 million (Triassic Period) to 50 million (Cenozoic Era) years ago. A meteor hitting the Yucatan peninsula, about 60-70 million years ago, is theorized to have caused such global destruction immediately, and changed the climate so radically over the following millennia, that dinosaurs were eventually wiped out of the gene pool of the world. Dinosaurs roamed the earth for around 180 Million years. They first appeared during the begining of the Mezoic Era, approximately 240 million years ago, and were wiped out at the end of Mezoic Era, approximately 75 million years ago, although some modern speicies may be descendants of dinosaurs.
Scientists have found a huge underwater crater in Mexico that they believe could be linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs What event 65 million years ago most likely caused this crater?
The event that was marked by an asteroid hitting the Earth 65.5 million years ago near modern day Chixulub in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is known as the K-T or Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction Event.
Do dinosaur exists?
Yes. The more "popular" dinosaurs of the Mesozic period, like T.rex, Velociraptor and Triceratops, are now extinct and all that exists of them today are fossils. However, living dinosaurs (or at least their descendants) do currently exist. Modern day birds are theropod dinosaurs. Birds are the only dinosaurs to survive the mass extinction, 65 million years ago.
