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It might surprise you, but the answer to that question is no. Scientists who study dinosaur bones (or fossils) are called paleontologists. Paleontologists have a lot in common with archaeologists - both excavate and study animal bones. Archaeologists who specialize in animal bones study zooarchaeology, which means "the Archaeology of animals". You might wonder: if dinosaurs are animals that existed in the past, and zooarchaeologists study animals from the past, then why don't they study dinosaurs? Here's the key difference between Paleontology and archaeology: archaeologists study the human past. Zooarchaeologists specifically study the relationships between people and animals in the past.
One of the easiest questions that can be answered by animal bones buried in an archaeological site is "What kinds of animals were people eating?" People ate all sorts of animals including bugs, fish, mice, monkeys, and even mammoths. So, why didn't they eat dinosaurs (this is kind of a trick question)? Most dinosaurs were huge and must have had a lot of meat. Maybe dinosaurs were too dangerous for people to hunt. Actually, the reason people didn't eat dinos is much simpler. The last of the dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. Our earliest hominid (human-like) ancestors didn't arise until about 5 million years ago. So, despite what you see on The Flintstones, people and dinosaurs never lived on our planet at the same time! It would have been impossible for people to eat dinosaurs, or go for rides on them, or keep them as pets. For the entire time that people have been around, dinosaurs have been extinct.
Dinosaurs are fascinating, and their fossils help paleontologists study the history of life on earth, but dinosaur bones aren't very helpful to archaeologists who want to understand human prehistory. Maybe someday dinosaurs will walk the earth again (like in the Jurassic Park movies), but for now, people and dinosaurs have never existed at the same time.
What else can I help you with?
What kind of bones does a paleontologist dig up?
Dinosaur bones.
Do you have to go to a Dinosaur did to dig for dinosaur bones?
No, because dinosaur bones called fossils are the skeleton of a dinosaur. The skeleton is there because all dinosaurs are extinct.
How do archaeologists study the lives of early people?
they dig up bones and jornals that are from the past
What do archaeologists dig up?
They dig up bones and fossils of things that existed before humans, such as dinosaurs, or maybe even ancient humans!
How do archaeologists?
They dig for fossils or artifacts to figure out what early humans used for tools or their culture or how the shape of their bones were
What are palientolgists?
If you mean paleontologists, they are people who study/dig up prehistoric animals. (Dinosaur bones.)
How old do you have to be to be a dinosaurologist?
No such job title. You can become an archeologist though, and dig up dinosaur bones.
How do sceintists know about the dinosaurs?
Scientists know about dinosaurs because they have got archaeologists to go around the world and dig up the ground to find the remains of dinosaurs. Many archaeologists have found the remains of dinosaurs and you can go to your local museum and nearly every museum has a dinosaur part with real dinosaurs bones and remains.
What is a job called when you dig up dinosowr bones?
A job where you dig up dinosaur bones is called paleontology. Paleontologists study fossils to learn about ancient life on Earth, including dinosaurs.
How deep down do you have to dig to find dinosaur bones?
that changes greatly depending on the strata of the particular areas that you are digging.
Are there dinosaursin the world?
There were but they all died,you can still dig through your nearest park and maybe you will find dinosaur bones
What is the name for the scientists who dig up for dinosaurs?
The scientists who dig up dinosaurs are called paleontologists. Paleontologists study the history of life on Earth by examining fossils, including dinosaurs, to understand their anatomy, behavior, and evolution. These scientists use various tools and techniques to carefully excavate, preserve, and analyze dinosaur remains found in the field. Their work provides valuable insights into the ancient ecosystems and the history of life on our planet.
