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It is essential we try to understand how the dinosaurs died out. It is not just for scientific endeavour.
At the end of the cretaceous life on the planet was already in decline. Dinosaurs and other animals were already becoming extinct even before the K-T impact event. It is likely that the impact in the Yucatan was only the final nail in the coffin of an already dieing world.
Unfortunately the extinction rate now mostly because of human activity is far higher than at the end of the cretaceous (some estimates say that the extinction rate now is faster than at any other time in history). If an impact occurred now we need to know as much as we can so perhaps we can survive.
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Are there dinosaurs living in any dinosaur Park?
The question of if there are any surviving dinosaurs is being debated in science today. The birds are now considered avian dinosaurs by most scientist because they evolved directly from dinosaurs and many of their characteristics are very close to some therapod dinosaurs characteristics. Recent findings even suggest that some dinosaurs were also covered in feathers further blurring the distinction between birds and their dinosaur ancestors.
How do you know an animal is extinct and not endangered?
If there extinct there is none of them left if they are endangered there is a small or unstable population of them left
Dinosaurs and angiosperms were the most visibly dominant lineages during which geologic era?
I know that the angiosperms were most dominant during the cretaceous period but im not too sure about the dinosaurs dominant era. I would assume they were both dominant in the same era but I am not 100% sure.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Dinosaurs_and_angiosperms_were_dominant_lineages_during_with_geologic_era#ixzz1G5bqBpQR
How did dinosaurs come to exist?
they were from gods imagination . we figure he was like a kid and wanted to see how great his powers were so he made them and realized that they were not what he wanted and created a meteor to destroy them
What was the first dinosaur to die?
The first dinosaur to die would have been one of the earliest species of dinosaurs that lived during the Triassic period, over 230 million years ago. As more and more dinosaur species evolved, the initial species eventually went extinct. It is not possible to pinpoint the exact species that was the first to die.
Why did the Rhamphorhynchus become extinct?
Like all dinosaurs, we still do not know how this prehistoric animal became extinct. it evolved though, because it lived in the Jurassic period of the mesosoic, and did not become extinct, but it evolved
Why did Rhamphorhynchus become extinct?
Like all dinosaurs, we still do not know how this prehistoric animal became extinct. it evolved though, because it lived in the Jurassic period of the mesosoic, and did not become extinct, but it evolved
How do you know when the dinosaurs became extinct?
you don't because you weren't born yet but scientists say over a million years ago
Do scientIsts know exactly how dinosaurs became extinct?
no way! even if they think they found a perfect solution with proof, is there anything more to it? Is there more than one way?........
Why did the thylacoleo become extinct?
the thylacoleo became extinct because of whop whop whop!!! lol lol lol
Who was the first person to be eaten by a dinosaur?
Dinosaurs never had a chance to eat human beings. The dinosaurs became extinct before humans (and mammals) evolved. Birds are believed to be the most direct descendants of dinosaurs and carrion birds eating human flesh happened before history was documented so we do not know the answer.
How many millian years ago when the dinosaurs extinct from the asteroid?
scientists don't know if an asteroid killed the dinosaurs it is just a guess the dinosaurs died 65 million years ago
Why do people think that dinosaurs are extinct?
People don't think dinosaurs are extinct. People know they are. At least the ones you are referring to. Perhaps you would like to be more specific. Birds could be an evolution of a dinosaur as i think though.
Name two extinct and two entangered creatures?
Extinct: Tasmanian Tiger, T-rex.Endangered: Blue Whale, DugoenKool, I know these answers!
How many year passed the time the dinosaurs were dominant and when the dinosaurs became extinct?
The first date has to be an estimate, but since the dinosaurs effectively dominated the mammals by the start of the Jurassic (201 mya) we could reasonably credit them with 136 million years "in charge" using 65 mya (the end of the Cretaceous and a spectacular change in the fossil record) as the second.
Since when do dinosaurs exist?
Dinosaurs existed at the very beginning of earth that we know of. They are extinct, so they are not really alive to this day. But you can find sculptures of dinosaurs in the museum. Check for some around you and the people there will help you with any questions you have.
How did dinosaurs get extincet?
Some people say that dinosaurs were hit by a meteor and that's how they died. We don't know exactly how they went extinct. All we have are theories, so sorry if you don't like the answer.
