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Post by tyrannotitanis on Mar 2, 2010 20:55:45 GMT
did the dinosaur s die out
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hermes888
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Post by hermes888 on Mar 2, 2010 21:25:39 GMT
I think it was a mix of things.
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mantooth02
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Post by mantooth02 on Mar 2, 2010 21:41:35 GMT
Meteor
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Post by schnautzr on Mar 3, 2010 1:09:17 GMT
Tooth, you surprise me...I expected you to answer tt's question with with "no".
Definitely the domino effect, triggered by a meteor that struck iridium and an oil field.
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Post by mantooth02 on Mar 3, 2010 1:26:55 GMT
I just read the topic heading "Extinction" and the choices, I figured he was asking how the dinosaurs that went extinct did, not if they did. To clarify, I believe a meteor killed off the non-avian dinosaurs but dinosaurs still exist today.
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Post by Dracilust on Mar 3, 2010 1:54:17 GMT
I'm surprised the "All of the Above" option isn't here.
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Post by Dino589 on Mar 3, 2010 1:59:27 GMT
Not sure which option to pick. Of course, dinosaurs (aka birds) are still alive, however all the non-avian dinosaurs were wiped out by a combination of things that were triggered by the meteor hit.
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Post by hermes888 on Mar 3, 2010 2:03:01 GMT
I said none of the above. They were going extinct for 10 million years before the meteor, the meteor was the last straw. More options, or all of the above, which I would've picked. And plus, they're not extinct just yet.
BIRDS!!!
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Post by schnautzr on Mar 3, 2010 2:48:36 GMT
Going extinct? Care to elaborate?
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mantooth02
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Post by mantooth02 on Mar 3, 2010 2:53:20 GMT
I don't really buy into the "already going extinct" theory. After nearly 160 million years dominating the planet a group of animals just doesn't start to "go extinct". Species come and go, so do particular groups like the stegosaurs but if It weren't for the meteor strike 160 mya I believe non-avian dinosaurs would have persisted to the present day.
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Post by schnautzr on Mar 3, 2010 3:40:36 GMT
Not sure I'd go that far...after all, look at the megafauna dieoff during the last ice age.
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Post by tyrannotitanis on Mar 4, 2010 1:40:15 GMT
Not sure I'd go that far...after all, look at the megafauna dieoff during the last ice age. But remember, that was an extremely dramatic change in climate. and since most of the animals were built for cold weather, they were dying of not being able to adapt to an ever changing world.
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Post by mantooth02 on Mar 4, 2010 1:51:17 GMT
I don't think the megafauna dieoff really compares. Never mind the fact that it may have been caused by humans (which wouldn't be around in a world of dinosaurs) but it only killed off a percentage of mammal species. For it to be equivalent to the dinosaur dieoff all mammals except for say...bats, would have to go extinct. Also the non-avian dinosaurs were around for 160 million years. The Pleistocene megafauna evolved and died off in a much shorter expanse of time.
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Post by tyrannotitanis on Mar 4, 2010 1:52:48 GMT
I just want to rephrase the question "do you think the non-avian dinosaurs died out, and if so, what killed them" I know Im gonna get a lotta heat from this, but I honestly with all my heart and soul believe that many non-avian dinosaurs have survived to this day in the more equatorial regions of the world
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Post by hermes888 on Mar 4, 2010 2:10:12 GMT
Those are just ridiculous myths if you're talking about the "Lost World" in the Congo. BS in my opinion.
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