What happened to humans after the dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period that is almost 65 million years ago. Genus Homo evolved about 2.5 million years ago.
On the other hand, we've changed the name of dinosaurs over the years; now they are called birds.
Did a brachiosaurus live alone or in a herd?
There is no fossil evidence that suggests that Velociraptor lived in packs. Some other raptors may have, however. Most likely Velociraptor was solitary, perhaps because the thinly spread resources of the desert make it more difficult to live in groups.
Note that Velociraptor is a carnivore, so the term "pack" is more accurate than "herd," which is used for herbivores.
What kind of dinosaurs have ways of defending themselves?
Ankylosaurs were covered in bony armor. Stegosaurus had two rows of vertical, triangular, bony plates on its back, that may have provided some protection. A few sauropods had bony osteoderms, too.
What dinosaurs begin with an 'A'?
Here are some dinosaurs that began with A:
Abelisaurus
Allosaurus
Afrovenator
Albertosaurus
Argentinasaurus
Amphicoelias
Apatosaurus
Agutarama
What are duck billed dinosaurs called?
A duck billed dinosaur is called a Hadrosaurid. They were the first dinosaur family to be identified in North America.
Who do some scientists believe that dinosaurs were the primogenitors of the modern bird?
Scientists have found a number of fossils of theropod dinosaurs with anatomy remarkably similar to that of birds. Many dinosaurs are now known to have had feathers.
No. Dinosaurs are and were reptiles. Rhinoceroses are mammals, not reptiles. The horn on a rhino does not give any merit to make one think that a rhino is or should be related to the dinosaurs in any way, no matter how you look at it.
Which is a direct living descendant of Dinosaurs parrot dragonfly alligator or hippo?
Birds.
Some have suggested that birds may not actually be descended from dinosaurs at all (see related links). However this is not accepted in mainstream science as of yet and the link between bird and dinosaurs remains strong.
What plants were there during the Jurassic period?
The herbivores of the Jurassic, which were, by far the most common dinosaurs and other animals of that era (prey are always more common than predators), ate whatever green foliage came their way. Vegetation was more lush then, and with the exception of ferns, which are one of the oldest plants on earth, many of the plants they ate may be long extinct now. In short: If they were herbivores, and it was green, they ate it.
What types of dinosaurs are herbivores?
Some types of theropods were herbivores, such as therizinosaurs. Sauropods were herbivores. All dinosaurs belonging to the group Ornithischia (bird-hipped dinosaurs) were plant eaters. These include hadrosaurs, iguanodonts, stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, ceratopsians, and pachycephalosaurs.
What animal is bigger than the dinosaur?
Killer whales, humpback whales, blue whales. Probably giant squid too, but they haven´t been properly observed. Giraffes are taller, but not longer. Crocodiles can get larger, too, especially salties.
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Were people alive in the cretaceous period?
at that time only dinosaurs were alive people were not alive and that age is called ice age time.it only happened in the movie jurrasic park
What was the first organisms on earth before the dinosaurs?
When some animals go extinct, Nature doesn't simply clear the stage and bring out completely new ones. Mammals existed side by side with the dinosaurs; they just weren't as large or varied. Birds appeared before the dinosaurs died out (Some people say birds ARE dinosaurs, greatly modified).
Are there any dinosaurs left in the ocean?
That depends on what you mean:
If you meant "Are there remains of creatures predating recorded history located beneath present-day bodies of water" the answer is yes. While paleontological digs are generally done in more easily accessed locations then the deep ocean floor, many digs done along the faces of cliffs or bluffs near the ocean and it is reasonable to assume that such fossil evidence as exists onshore in such locales would also be present in strata of the same age offshore, should such strata have survived erosion during the interim from deposition to modern day.
If you meant "Are there remains of creatures predating recorded history located beneath the present day sites where ancient bodies of water used to exist" the answer is absolutely and undeniably yes. In fact, nearly all fossil deposits are of such a nature (there are exceptions, but they are very rare. One example of such an exception would be fossil deposits in volcanic ash, though this deposit would also have had to occur many miles inland, in a high desert that has not undergone flooding or glacial activity since to truly qualify as a deposit not meeting this question's criteria). This is because the remains of a creature generally need to be sealed in a sedimentary deposit to be fossilized in the first place, and they generally need to be fossilized to be preserved for durations longer than that of human existence. Sedimentation occurs when the remains of a creature ends up in a river which transports it to a lake, ocean, or delta and deposits it on the calm floor of such an area. Other sediments carried by the river, such as sand grains and mountain soils, are then deposited on top of the remains over a long period of time, sealing what's left beneath mud which later becomes rock. (This is an instance of sedimentation, not the definition). Another method of preservation besides sedimentation would by entrapment in a glacier. This is common only for fossils of the last Ice Age, as glaciers from previous Ice ages generally no longer exist (though there may be such deposits from very, very long ago beneath the ice sheet of Antartica, which is believed to have migrated from the equator to the south pole during the course of the Mesozoic Era). Both glacial and sedimentary deposition are water dependent (ice being crystallized water), so it is easy to see why almost all fossil deposit occur in the manner you may have meant to describe.
If you meant "Are there species of organisms, found underwater today, that could reasonably be expected to be capable of reproduction with a member of the population from which modern populations are descended; that is to say, are there aquatic 'living fossils'?" the answer would be yes, horseshoe crabs and nautiluses being examples.
If you meant "Are there individual aquatic organisms whose curent age surpasses all of recorded history" the answer is maybe. Certainly there are terrestrial trees and some bushes that are known to have been at least as old as 10,000 years, but such an individual's continued existence in an environment as hostile as the ocean floor or , worse, open water is rather unlikely. Additionally no such organism has yet been found. However, there is a fungus that has been genetically identified as a single individual which does predate recorded history, and if the anthropocentric nature of biology continues to wane, coral reefs may soon be considered single organisms, which would make the existence of an aquatic being older than our history much more likely. Even if such a policy change does not occur, the only environment less well studied than our own oceans is that of deep space, and I do not think any person would be justified in ruling out the existence of such an organism until much more research is done.
If you meant "Is there a fish/mesosaur/other animal predating human history alive today?" Then an underwater specimen would be nearly the only possible answer, the surface of the planet being far too well explored. However, the answer would still be almost certainly no, as an individual organism with moving parts, like arms or legs, wears out after only so long and dies. Furthermore, more animals have nerve cells that cannot replace themselves indefinitely, though some exceptions (like hydras and starfish) exist. While a good deal of aquatic animals show "negligible senescence" (such as whales, some rockfish, and some turtles) out to 200 years, it is known that these animals do experience senescence, just at a much slower rate. It is therefore exceedingly unlikely that any such animal experiences senescence at such a rate that it would live longer than our 10,000 years of history. In order to survive that long, an animal would need to be truly immune to the effects of senescence. For animals that fit this limiter, see the website in the Related Links.
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How long did the dinosaurs last?
The earliest dinosaurs appeared in the Triassic, about 228 million years ago. Most of the dinosaurs were wiped out at the end of the Cretaceous about 65 million years ago, though a few lingered on another few million years in Antarctica. Their total reign encompassed about 165 million years.
Who came up with the name dinosaur?
dinosauria- latin name for "fearfully-great creature"
Dr. Richard Owen came up with the name.
How many bones did dinosaurs have?
We haven't found enough bones yet, except for one species: tyrannosaurus rex. It's all thanks to Sue: the biggest and most complete T-rex. T-rex had about 200 bones in its body: roughly around how many bones we have.
The heaviest dinosaur known from good skeletons is brachiosauros between 30,000 and 60,000 kilograms (70,000 and 130,000 lb
Edit: Every dinosaur weight or mass you have ever heard is an estimate. Estimates are difficult when you only have the bones because of the uncertainties of unknown soft tissue. Also the largest known dinosaurs arrn't very complete which makes estimating even harder. In short there is no straight answer.
Take Brachiosaurus brancai (some call it Giraffatitan brancai ). It has been estimated as low as 15 tons and as high as 80 tons using different estimates.
Those two estimates are extreme and are generally thought to be wrong. Most estimates these days put it in the 25-30 ton range.
Argentinosaurus is undoubtingly a massive animal but it isn't fully known. There are a lot of uncertainties as to its exact proportions. Estimates have ranged from 60 -100 tons.
There are other, even less complete giant dinosaurs which 'might' be bigger.
Here are some other potential candidates to look into:
Amphicoelias, Futalognkosaurus, Puertasaurus, Paralititan, Antarctosaurus, Sauroposeidon, Turiasaurus