| 6/24/2007 7:56:04 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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hollywoodhogan4
Mount Vernon, NY
age: 43
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ive seen where scientist say dinosaurs lived, but ive read the bible so many times. and dinosaurs was not mentioned in the bible.. so why are scientist steady claiming they lived if they never infact existed?
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| 6/24/2007 8:09:23 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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bass13
Knoxville, TN
age: 28
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that is actually a good question they may have and again they may have not but if the did i think that the flood wiped them out
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| 6/24/2007 8:16:58 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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hollywoodhogan4
Mount Vernon, NY
age: 43
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i always wondered were the bones the paleontoligist, found were actually real or fake ive herd that a meteor was the reason they died.
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| 6/24/2007 8:25:12 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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bass13
Knoxville, TN
age: 28
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well maybe i am not going to say your wrong and i am not going to say your right but i guess it might be possible
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| 6/24/2007 9:11:49 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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rose37
Kyle, TX
age: 70
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I have a feeling they did during the existence of the Garden of Eden..That is creation and probably when they did live...I guess a person would just have to eplore the historical records or enquire at a Museum.
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| 6/24/2007 9:45:48 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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hollywoodhogan4
Mount Vernon, NY
age: 43
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Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated terrestrial ecosystems for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. At the end of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 65 million years ago, a catastrophic extinction event ended dinosaurs' dominance on land. One group of dinosaurs is known to have survived to the present day: taxonomists consider modern birds to be direct descendants of theropod dinosaurs.
Since the first dinosaur fossils were recognized in the nineteenth century, mounted dinosaur skeletons have become major attractions at museums around the world. Dinosaurs have become a part of world culture and remain consistently popular among children and adults alike. They have been featured in best-selling books and films such as Jurassic Park, and new discoveries are regularly covered by the media.
The term dinosaur is sometimes used informally to describe other prehistoric reptiles, such as the pelycosaur Dimetrodon, the winged pterosaurs, and the aquatic ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs, although technically none of these were dinosaurs.
What is a dinosaur?
Definition
The taxon Dinosauria was formally named in 1840 by English palaeontologist Richard Owen, who used it to refer to the "distinct tribe or sub-order of Saurian Reptiles" that were then being recognized in England and around the world. The term is derived from the Greek words de???? (deinos meaning "terrible", "fearsome", or "formidable") and sa??a (saura meaning "lizard" or "reptile"). Though the taxonomic name has often been interpreted as a reference to dinosaurs' teeth, claws, and other fearsome characteristics, Owen intended it merely to evoke their size and majesty.
Dinosaurs were an extremely varied group of animals; according to a 2006 study, over 500 dinosaur genera have been identified with certainty so far, and the total number of genera preserved in the fossil record has been estimated at around 1,850, nearly 75% of which remain to be discovered. An earlier study predicted that about 3,400 dinosaur genera existed, including many which would not have been preserved in the fossil record. Some were herbivorous, others carnivorous. Some dinosaurs were bipeds, some were quadrupeds, and others, such as Ammosaurus and Iguanodon, could walk just as easily on two or four legs. Regardless of body type, nearly all known dinosaurs were well-adapted for a predominantly terrestrial, rather than aquatic or aerial, habitat.
Distinguishing features of dinosaurs
While recent discoveries have made it more difficult to present a universally agreed-upon list of dinosaurs' distinguishing features, nearly all dinosaurs discovered so far share certain modifications to the ancestral archosaurian skeleton. Although some later groups of dinosaurs featured further modified versions of these traits, they are considered typical across Dinosauria; the earliest dinosaurs had them and passed them on to all their descendants. Such common structures across a taxonomic group are called synapomorphies.
Dinosaur synapomorphies include an elongated crest on the humerus, or upper arm bone, to accommodate the attachment of deltopectoral muscles; a shelf at the rear of the ilium, or main hip bone; a tibia, or shin bone, featuring a broad lower edge and a flange pointing out and to the rear; and an ascending projection on the astragalus, one of the ankle bones, which secures it to the tibia.
A variety of other skeletal features were shared by many dinosaurs. However, because they were either common to other groups of archosaurs or were not present in all early dinosaurs, these features are not considered to be synapomorphies. Such shared features include a diapsid skull bearing two pairs of holes in the temporal region; holes in the snout and lower jaw (two characteristics shared by other archosaurs); loss of the skull's postfrontal bone; a long neck incorporating an S-shaped curve; an elongated scapula, or shoulder blade; forelimbs shorter and lighter than hind limbs, coupled to asymmetrical hands; a sacrum composed of three or more fused vertebrae; and an acetabulum, or hip socket, with a hole at the center of its inside surface.
The open, or "perforate", hip joint described above had significant implications for dinosaur movement and behavior. Most notably, it allowed dinosaur hind limbs to be "underslung", or situated directly beneath the animals' bodies; this, in turn, allowed dinosaurs to stand erect in a manner similar to modern mammals, but distinct from most other reptiles, whose limbs sprawl out to either side. Vertical limb configuration also enabled dinosaurs to breathe easily while moving, which likely permitted stamina and activity levels that surpassed those of "sprawling" reptiles.
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| 6/24/2007 9:49:43 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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bass13
Knoxville, TN
age: 28
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yeah i had a feeling that that is what they were but i guess you right
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| 6/25/2007 8:14:15 AM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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queenofhearts61
Seymour, IN
age: 61
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The bones are here how can you deny them?
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| 6/25/2007 8:16:57 AM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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professer2
Saint Petersburg, FL
age: 52
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Its like the Copes Monkey Trial.
Gotta blend religion into fact.
Its called FAITH.
The Bible was written by man, it is his interpertatation of Gods Word.
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| 6/25/2007 8:19:03 AM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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professer2
Saint Petersburg, FL
age: 52
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........Dont get me wrong
Its a no brainer there is a God.
Too much complicated stuff to be a coincidence.
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| 6/25/2007 10:06:14 AM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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bass13
Knoxville, TN
age: 28
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who said there was not a god
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| 6/25/2007 3:31:17 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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hollywoodhogan4
Mount Vernon, NY
age: 43
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i would of loved to see them in person, just think of how big a brontosaurus would be if they still existed today or a triceratops.
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| 6/26/2007 12:40:50 PM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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queenofhearts61
Seymour, IN
age: 61
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I think a lot of them would see us as food.
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| 6/27/2007 6:10:43 AM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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bass13
Knoxville, TN
age: 28
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well not all of them just the carnivores
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| 6/27/2007 9:25:22 AM |
did dinosaurs really roam the earth-the bible never mentioned them |
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queenofhearts61
Seymour, IN
age: 61
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I did not say all. I said some.
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