Modern taxonomy classifies all dinosaurs as reptiles and not birds or mammals because most of the characteristics of dinosaurs are found in reptiles than in the latter species. Most of the giant dinosaurs went extinct after the meteor strike, but smaller ones such as the Xixianykus evolved into birds. DidRead More →
Saurischian dinosaurs are traditionally distinguished from ornithischian dinosaurs by their three-pronged pelvic structure, with the pubis pointed forward. What are bird hipped dinosaurs? Ornithischian, any member of the large taxonomic group of herbivorous dinosaurs comprising Triceratops and all dinosaurs more closely related to it than to birds. The ornithischians (meaningRead More →
Bulbasaur is a reptilian creature that somewhat resembles a toad or a young dinosaur with a spotted blue-green hide. Bulbasaur appears to be based on some form of Dicynodont, mammal-like reptiles from the Permian period, though it also has features from toads and frogs as well as other reptiles. IsRead More →
The most recognizable aspect of hadrosaur anatomy is the flattened and laterally stretched rostral bones, which gives the distinct duck-bill look. Some members of the hadrosaurs also had massive crests on their heads, probably for display. What is the name of the dinosaur that looks like a platypus? “Chilesaurus canRead More →
The bone clearly belonged to a sauropod—a long-necked dinosaur like Brontosaurus, Diplodocus, and Brachiosaurus. Specifically, it was one of the titanosaurs—the last-surviving group of sauropods, and likely the biggest of them. But even known titanosaurs didn’t have thighs that big. What dinosaur is bigger than a Brachiosaurus? Fragmentary leg bonesRead More →
Dinosaurs are archosaurs, a larger group of reptiles that first appeared about 251 million years ago, near the start of the Triassic Period. … These and many other types of ancient reptiles are often wrongly called dinosaurs. Marine reptiles, such as ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs are not dinosaurs. What typeRead More →