A fellow named Richard Owen called them that. It means "terrible lizards." It wasn't a particularly good name, because dinosaurs are not very much likle modern lizards; in fact, they're rather more like birds.
Funny thing is, when many of the simple folk of the country saw dinosaur remains, they saw the resemblance to the bones of chickens, but the educated people ridiculed this idea ("Giant chickens, indeed!"). Turns out the simple people were closer to right.
Giganotosaurus: is GIGANTIC
Argentinosaurus: Found in Argentina
Velociraptor: Latin for speedy robber
Ornitholestes: This dinosaur ate early birds
Quetzalcoatlus: Looks like the Mexican serpent bird god Quetzalcoatl
Get the point?
Paleontologists choose a name for a fossil species. For example, they might name something for its armor, or its tooth shape, the location it was found, or the person who discovered it. Once they do, they usually translate the traits into Greek or Latin (except parts that are place or people names) and name the genus and species that way.
For example Tyrannosaurus rex. The genus name, Tyrannosaurus, means, "tyrant lizard," because of the large size, powerful jaws, and ferocious appearance of tyrannosaurs. The species name, rex, means, "king," which means that Tyrannosaurus rex is the "tyrant lizard king."
dinosaurs
yes, some bears are prehistoric.
Some of the most notable prehistoric animals that lived in Canada were the Dinosaurs. Other creatures included Sloths and Mammoths.
No, there are no more prehistoric animals alive on earth. All animals alive today are decendents of prehistoric animals.
no there werent any coldblooded animals as it was to hot.
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Prehistoric creatures are animals that were here a very long time ago. And some are still here.
Many prehistoric animals and dinosaurs have been discovered in South Carolina. These include prehistoric crocodiles, prehistoric whales, and prehistoric fish.
The most commonly known prehistoric animals are dinosaurs. But others would think of the woolly mammoth or the saber tooth tiger. Usually most people think of the animals that had lived during the ice age.
Prehistoric mammals and dinosaurs have not been found in Iowa. Iowa did have prehistoric marine life though. Some examples are Crinoids and Corrals.
None did. This sort of communication is an evolution of the prehistoric animals that are the ancestors of those who CAN echo.
Endangered animals