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The word dinosaur is actually a prefix and a suffix,the prefix dino is Greek meaning large,the suffix saur,is latin meaning lizard.So dinosaur means large lizard.
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Did the dinosaurs come before BIble times?
YES, dinosaurs came long before Biblical times. When dinosaurs ruled the Earth there were no men.
Will scientists discover new dinosaurs?
Paleontologists are constantly discovering new dinosaurs. This will probably continue for a very long time to come.
How long ago did dinosaurs come into existence?
About 230 million years ago.
What kind of dinosaurs did the shark come from?
Yes, there were! In fact, sharks were around even beforethe dinosaurs!
Are dinosaurs doing to come back alive?
As they did in "Jurassic Park"? Probably not. Maybe some day long from now, scientists will be able to engineer creatures very much like dinosaurs, but they won't be the real descendents of the real dinosaurs.
Were long-necked dinosaurs amphibians?
No, dinosaurs were not amphibians. Dinosaurs are classified as reptiles.
Did dinosaurs ever live on long island sound?
no dinosaurs did not live on long island sound
What dinosaur does the scorpion come from?
None. The scorpion is an arthropod, and they existed long before the dinosaurs. Scorpions are anthorpods , they did not evolved from dinosaurs. They existed long before dinosaurs evolved. Its believed that scorpions existed in the Carboniferous Period (430 million years ago). Dinosaurs existed from the Triassic Period (230 million years ago) to the Cretaceous Period (65 million years ago).
How long did it take for dinosaurs to extinct?
They aren't extict. Birds are dinosaurs.
Were there worms in the time of the dinosaurs?
Yes. Worms existed long before dinosaurs did.
Is there such thing as a scientist that works with dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs have long been extinct, making it impossible for scientists to work with living dinosaurs.
How long were dinosaurs around for?
A very long time
