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From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur The superorder or clade "Dinosauria" was formally named by the English scientist Richard Owen in 1842. The term is a combination of the Greek words deinos ("terrible" or "fearfully great" or "formidable") and sauros ("lizard" or "reptile"). Contrary to popular perception, the name was chosen to express Owen's awe at the size and majesty of the extinct animals; not out of fear or trepidation at their size and formidable arsenal.
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∙ 11y agoDinosaurs were not invented. They evolved about 230 million years ago.
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∙ 12y agoThe first dinosaur evolved proximately 250,000,000 years ago. which at the moment, coelophysis.
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∙ 13y agoFirst of all they weren't invented, but were actual animals. Second, they lived like 100 million years ago.
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∙ 10y agoThe word dinosaur was coined by Sir Richard Owen in 1842. The term means "terrible lizard."
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Why did they invent dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs were not invented. They were an actual type of animal.
Do dinosaurs play monopoly?
I don't think monopoly was invented during the dinosaurs because of the fact that dinosaurs would just destroy the game.
Do dinosaurs eat toasters?
What? The toaster wasn't even invented when dinasaours were invented. WTF?
What is the call number for dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs were extinct long before the telephone was invented. They did not have mobile phones, not even iPhones.
Did ants live in dinosaurs years?
ants were invented by thomas jefferson in 3001
What are the genetic mutations of dinosaurs?
HA! there are no genetic mutations! DINOSAURS ARE DINOSAURS! DINOSAURS ARE DINOSAURS! no mutants
What are the release dates for Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs - 1985 TV?
Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs - 1985 TV was released on: USA: 1985
How were dinosaurs invented?
Dinosaurs were not invented. They evolved from a group of small, bipedal reptiles about 230 million years ago.
Are platypuses dinosaurs?
Platypuses are not dinosaurs; nor are they related to dinosaurs.
What were computers like before Microsoft?
Microsoft basically invented the computer as we know it now, before they where just very big calculates
Are dinosaurs really sharks?
Sharks are Sharks and dinosaurs are dinosaurs. But there were animals recognizable as Sharks living when the dinosaurs did.
What was the offspring of dinosaurs?
Young dinosaurs would have been called hatchlings. If you are asking what evolved from dinosaurs, the only descendants of dinosaurs are the birds.
