Curiosities about dinosaurs
How long did dinosaurs live on Earth?
Do you know how long ago the dinosaurs lived? The appearance of the dinosaurs is located about 240 million years ago. His reign lasted for approximately 180 million years more, until only -relatively speaking- about 65 million years ago, he disappeared from the face of the Earth.
When did the dinosaurs become extinct?
Scientists conducted studies in which they determined that during a month in the spring of 66 million years ago, the dinosaurs became extinct.
What is the name of the largest dinosaur in the world?
It is the Australotitan cooperensis, a sauropod that with more than 25 meters in length is the largest that has been discovered in the country and one of the 15 largest in the world.
Physical appearance
The earliest dinosaurs were bipedal, but many groups included quadrupedal species, and some could alternate between the two types of locomotion. Horns or crests are common to all groups of dinosaurs, and some groups developed skeletal modifications such as bony armor and spines.
What color are dinosaurs?
Interestingly, the larger dinosaurs have scaly skin in shades of green, brown, and gray like modern reptiles, and the smaller, feathered dinosaurs have colorful feathers like birds.
What was the smallest dinosaur in the world?
Two nearly complete skeletons are known for Compsognathus, one in Germany that is 89 cm long, and the other in France, 125 cm. For nearly a century, Compsognathus was the only well-known small theropod.
