Do dinosaurs still exist in the ocean?

For millions of years, reptiles dominated the Earth. Many that dwelled on land were dinosaurs. But no dinos swam in the seas. The oceans had their own cadre of reptiles.

What dinosaurs are still alive?

In an evolutionary sense, birds are a living group of dinosaurs because they descended from the common ancestor of all dinosaurs. Other than birds, however, there is no scientific evidence that any dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, or Triceratops, are still alive.

Are there real sea monsters in the ocean?

Mythic Kraken

Hundreds of years ago, European sailors told of a sea monster called the kraken that could toss ships into the air with its many long arms. Today we know sea monsters aren't real--but a living sea animal, the giant squid, has 10 arms and can grow longer than a school bus.

Do lake monsters exist?

Well-known lake monsters include: Mishipeshu Lake Superior. Nessie, in Loch Ness, Scotland. Morag, in Loch Morar, Scotland.

Why is the ocean scary?

Fear of the ocean is actually one of several "prepared" fears, which are grounded in our survival instincts. Or, as he puts it: "The ocean's a dangerous place." It's pretty justifiable to find the ocean scary because of rip currents, sharks, or the possibility of drowning.

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Are dinosaurs coming back in 2050?

The Adam Smith Institute, a British think tank, has released a new report predicting what life will be like in 2050. According to the report: "Several species of dinosaur will be recreated, making their appearance on Earth for the first time in 66 million years.

Does a dragon exist?

Dragons are one of the few monsters cast in mythology primarily as a powerful and fearsome opponent to be slain. They don't simply exist for their own sake; they exist largely as a foil for bold adventurers.

Could at Rex survive today?

It's doubtful. Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Triceratops for example, lived in the Cretaceous Period 145-66 million years ago (whatever Jurassic Park would have you believe).

Could a dinosaur breathe today?

Yes. Given the recent studies as described here and here show that oxygen levels were actually lower (10 to 15% as compared to 21% today). So breathing would be the least of dinosaurs problem. Dinosaurs might then be subject to oxygen toxicity effects, which can be lethal.

Can humans breathe same air as dinosaurs?

However, you might be breathing some of the same air that dinosaurs breathed millions of years ago. Today, it takes about 6 million years for an O2 molecule to be made by photosynthesis and then to react with other elements to be taken out of the air.

What if dinosaurs never went extinct?

"If dinosaurs didn't go extinct, mammals probably would've remained in the shadows, as they had been for over a hundred million years," says Brusatte. "Humans, then, probably would've never been here." But Dr. Gulick suggests the asteroid may have caused less of an extinction had it hit a different part of the planet.

Do any animals breathe fire?

Unfortunately, no documented animal has the ability to breathe fire, but there is one group of animals that is widely accepted as those that come closest to doing so: bombardier beetles.

Did fire-breathing dragons exist?

After all, a flying, fire-breathing reptile could never exist in real life, right? It's true no fire-breathing dragons have ever been discovered, yet flying lizard-like creatures exist in the fossil record. Some may be found in the wild today.

Are flying dragons real?

Flying dragons survive on a diet of almost exclusively ants and termites. The lizards are found in densely wooded areas in the Philippines and Borneo in the east, across Southeast Asia and into Southern India. They are abundant throughout their range and have no special conservation status.

Does dinosaur DNA exist?

Bottom line: We can't recreate dinosaurs from their DNA because the DNA no longer exists. DNA disintegrates in about 7 million years, and dinosaurs lived 65 million years ago.

Is Jurassic Park possible?

The possibility of a Jurassic Park-like recreation is far from possible, says a paleontologist. There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who have been fascinated by the world created in Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and others who are petrified by the sheer possibility of it.

Can a dinosaur be cloned?

While dinosaur bones can survive for millions of years, dinosaur DNA almost certainly does not. But some scientists continue to search for it - just in case. So it looks like cloning a dinosaur is off the table, but an alternate way to recreate the extinct animals would be to reverse-engineer one.

Has a dragon been found?

Nature reserve workers discover fossil of 'sea dragon,' the largest ever found in England. Nature reserve workers performing routine maintenance of a lagoon made the "discovery of a lifetime" when they unearthed fossils of a "sea dragon," the largest of its kind ever found in the United Kingdom.

Who created dragons?

Scholars say that belief in dragons probably evolved independently in both Europe and China, and perhaps in the Americas and Australia as well.

How did dragons go extinct?

It is a well-known fact that, up until a few hundred years ago, dragons roamed England terrorising villages with their fiery breath and capturing maidens So why are they now extinct? Experts think that the main reason is the rise of football.

What is real dragon?

King of the lizards

Komodo dragons are living, breathing dragons, even if they don't breathe fire. But that doesn't mean they aren't really cool—and fierce—reptiles. Komodo dragons are the largest of lizards, and there are 3,000 kinds of those! They live on only five islands in southeastern Indonesia.

What dinosaur is closest to a dragon?

Described as 'the closest thing to a real life dragon,' scientists have discovered a new 'fearsome beast' from the time of the dinosaurs!

Will humans go extinct?

The scientific consensus is that there is a relatively low risk of near-term human extinction due to natural causes. The likelihood of human extinction through its own activities, however, is a current area of research and debate.

How did Sharks survive the dinosaur extinction?

The finding published in the journal PLOS Biology also suggested that some shark species were in decline before the asteroid hit but began to thrive after it due to their ability to repair DNA damage.