Flying Dinosaurs: What Really Flew in the Age of Dinosaurs (and What Didn’t)
When people say “flying dinosaurs,” they usually mean one of two things:True flying dinosaurs = birds (the only dinosaurs alive today).Dinosaur relatives that flew = pterosaurs (often mislabeled as “flying dinosaurs,” but not dinosaurs).And then there’s a third, fascinating middle ground: non-b...
“Types of Dinosaurs”: A Zoologist’s Field Guide to the Major Dinosaur Groups
1) What counts as a dinosaur (and what doesn’t)?“Dinosaur” is not a catch-all word for any big prehistoric reptile. Dinosaurs are a specific branch of archosaurs (the group that also includes crocodilians and birds) with a distinctive body plan—most famously, upright limbs held under the body ra...
bird-like dinosaur
Many features of early and modern birds first appeared in theropod dinosaurs. Feathers, wishbones, modified "flapping" forelimbs, and hollow bones were found in Coelurosaurus.Coelurosaurs are theropod dinosaurs that include Tyrannosaurus rex and Dromaeosaurus.The latter includes members su...
Types of Dinosaurs_Classification of Dinosaurs
Introduction: As a behemoth that has disappeared from the earth for hundreds of millions of years, dinosaurs, the former overlord of the earth, have long been known to people, but do you know their classification? Now join the special group to learn more about the types of dinosaurs!...