sure we think we know dinosaurs but it seems we’ve actually been playing a game
seems we’ve actually been playing a game
seems we’ve actually been playing a game of broken telephone over the past
of broken telephone over the past
of broken telephone over the past sixty-six million years welcome to
sixty-six million years welcome to
sixty-six million years welcome to watchmojo.com one by one in today’s
watchmojo.com one by one in today’s
watchmojo.com one by one in today’s installment we’re looking at the
installment we’re looking at the
installment we’re looking at the perceived truths of dinosaurs that just
perceived truths of dinosaurs that just
perceived truths of dinosaurs that just don’t line up with the facts easy is it
don’t line up with the facts easy is it
don’t line up with the facts easy is it boy myth number five
boy myth number five
boy myth number five dinosaurs always lived in warm climates
dinosaurs always lived in warm climates
dinosaurs always lived in warm climates often in pop culture dinosaurs appear in
often in pop culture dinosaurs appear in
often in pop culture dinosaurs appear in a tropical climate full of vibrant
a tropical climate full of vibrant
a tropical climate full of vibrant colors however during their 160 million
colors however during their 160 million
colors however during their 160 million year existence the slow onset of climate
year existence the slow onset of climate
year existence the slow onset of climate change meant that dinosaurs could adapt
change meant that dinosaurs could adapt
change meant that dinosaurs could adapt to much cooler temperatures in turn some
to much cooler temperatures in turn some
to much cooler temperatures in turn some theorize that the sex of offspring may
theorize that the sex of offspring may
theorize that the sex of offspring may have been determined by the temperature
have been determined by the temperature
have been determined by the temperature of the nest which meant that a changing
of the nest which meant that a changing
of the nest which meant that a changing climate led to a lack of procreation and
climate led to a lack of procreation and
climate led to a lack of procreation and while experts continue to debate exactly
while experts continue to debate exactly
while experts continue to debate exactly how the dinosaurs became extinct we do
how the dinosaurs became extinct we do
how the dinosaurs became extinct we do know that polar dinosaurs existed in the
know that polar dinosaurs existed in the
know that polar dinosaurs existed in the High Arctic Alaska and even Antarctica
High Arctic Alaska and even Antarctica
High Arctic Alaska and even Antarctica where they survive for weeks at a time
where they survive for weeks at a time
where they survive for weeks at a time in pure darkness though the visual
in pure darkness though the visual
in pure darkness though the visual nature of such a climate doesn’t quite
nature of such a climate doesn’t quite
nature of such a climate doesn’t quite make for a jolly Hollywood flick it’s a
make for a jolly Hollywood flick it’s a
make for a jolly Hollywood flick it’s a sad reality that the polar dinosaurs
sad reality that the polar dinosaurs
sad reality that the polar dinosaurs knew all too well
knew all too well
knew all too well those guys were extinct well then that
those guys were extinct well then that
those guys were extinct well then that is one angry fossil myth number four the
is one angry fossil myth number four the
is one angry fossil myth number four the Lhasa Raptors were these things
Lhasa Raptors were these things
Lhasa Raptors were these things Velociraptor yes good shape too
Velociraptor yes good shape too
Velociraptor yes good shape too five six feet high I’m guessing nine
five six feet high I’m guessing nine
five six feet high I’m guessing nine feet long so you’ve seen Jurassic Park
feet long so you’ve seen Jurassic Park
feet long so you’ve seen Jurassic Park and you think you know the physical
and you think you know the physical
and you think you know the physical makeup of a velociraptor well in reality
makeup of a velociraptor well in reality
makeup of a velociraptor well in reality there were less man-sized super-clever
there were less man-sized super-clever
there were less man-sized super-clever murder monsters and more like plump
murder monsters and more like plump
murder monsters and more like plump little chickens in both the book and
little chickens in both the book and
little chickens in both the book and movie adaptation the Raptors of Jurassic
movie adaptation the Raptors of Jurassic
movie adaptation the Raptors of Jurassic Park are based on the Deinonychus which
Park are based on the Deinonychus which
Park are based on the Deinonychus which is slightly older and much bigger and
is slightly older and much bigger and
is slightly older and much bigger and you may be surprised to learn that
you may be surprised to learn that
you may be surprised to learn that velociraptors only weight about 30
velociraptors only weight about 30
velociraptors only weight about 30 pounds give or take in all their
pounds give or take in all their
pounds give or take in all their feathered glory that doesn’t look very
feathered glory that doesn’t look very
feathered glory that doesn’t look very scary
scary
scary Pistor yeah more like a 6-foot turkey
Pistor yeah more like a 6-foot turkey
Pistor yeah more like a 6-foot turkey these dinosaurs were short and stout
these dinosaurs were short and stout
these dinosaurs were short and stout which meant their small legs probably
which meant their small legs probably
which meant their small legs probably didn’t make them all that fast either
didn’t make them all that fast either
didn’t make them all that fast either alas the velociraptors legacy lives on
alas the velociraptors legacy lives on
alas the velociraptors legacy lives on in cinema as the wildly inaccurate
in cinema as the wildly inaccurate
in cinema as the wildly inaccurate representation continues
myth number three the Tyrannosaurus Rex
myth number three the Tyrannosaurus Rex had weak arms why aren’t you seizing the
had weak arms why aren’t you seizing the
had weak arms why aren’t you seizing the boy in 1905 the paleontologist Henry
boy in 1905 the paleontologist Henry
boy in 1905 the paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn theorized that the
Fairfield Osborn theorized that the
Fairfield Osborn theorized that the t-rex arms functioned as a grasping form
t-rex arms functioned as a grasping form
t-rex arms functioned as a grasping form in copulation and the joke’s have
in copulation and the joke’s have
in copulation and the joke’s have evolved ever since all the dinosaurs
evolved ever since all the dinosaurs
evolved ever since all the dinosaurs feared the t-rex while the diminutive
feared the t-rex while the diminutive
feared the t-rex while the diminutive forearms of the Tyrannosaurus Rex can’t
forearms of the Tyrannosaurus Rex can’t
forearms of the Tyrannosaurus Rex can’t be ignored and scholars continue to muse
be ignored and scholars continue to muse
be ignored and scholars continue to muse over their actual purpose they were in
over their actual purpose they were in
over their actual purpose they were in fact quite powerful it’s actually been
fact quite powerful it’s actually been
fact quite powerful it’s actually been estimated that each muscular arm could
estimated that each muscular arm could
estimated that each muscular arm could lift over 400 pounds depictions of T
lift over 400 pounds depictions of T
lift over 400 pounds depictions of T Rex’s would have us believe that they
Rex’s would have us believe that they
Rex’s would have us believe that they flail puny arms around while roaming
flail puny arms around while roaming
flail puny arms around while roaming about but in actuality these limbs were
about but in actuality these limbs were
about but in actuality these limbs were around three feet long additionally the
around three feet long additionally the
around three feet long additionally the t-rex reached heights of 40 feet and
t-rex reached heights of 40 feet and
t-rex reached heights of 40 feet and weighed approximately seven to ten tons
weighed approximately seven to ten tons
weighed approximately seven to ten tons and whether they were procreating or
and whether they were procreating or
and whether they were procreating or trying to balance themselves after a
trying to balance themselves after a
trying to balance themselves after a fall the supposedly weak arms provided
fall the supposedly weak arms provided
fall the supposedly weak arms provided major assistance
myth number two an asteroid killed all
myth number two an asteroid killed all the dinosaurs in popular mythology
the dinosaurs in popular mythology
the dinosaurs in popular mythology people often refer to an asteroid that
people often refer to an asteroid that
people often refer to an asteroid that killed the dinosaurs and while the
killed the dinosaurs and while the
killed the dinosaurs and while the impact alone did signal an impending
impact alone did signal an impending
impact alone did signal an impending extinction the preceding shift in
extinction the preceding shift in
extinction the preceding shift in climate conditions led to a decline long
climate conditions led to a decline long
climate conditions led to a decline long before the Yucatan Peninsula blast for
before the Yucatan Peninsula blast for
before the Yucatan Peninsula blast for one the continental drift produced
one the continental drift produced
one the continental drift produced cooler temperatures over millions of
cooler temperatures over millions of
cooler temperatures over millions of years what killed the dinosaurs is age
years what killed the dinosaurs is age
years what killed the dinosaurs is age and when combined with lower sea levels
and when combined with lower sea levels
and when combined with lower sea levels the once adaptable habitats transformed
the once adaptable habitats transformed
the once adaptable habitats transformed into bleak living conditions for the
into bleak living conditions for the
into bleak living conditions for the dinosaurs not to mention the devastating
dinosaurs not to mention the devastating
dinosaurs not to mention the devastating effects of volcanic eruptions and
effects of volcanic eruptions and
effects of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes so while it’s true that a
earthquakes so while it’s true that a
earthquakes so while it’s true that a massive asteroid must have killed every
massive asteroid must have killed every
massive asteroid must have killed every dinosaur in close proximity 66 million
dinosaur in close proximity 66 million
dinosaur in close proximity 66 million years ago along with nearly every mammal
years ago along with nearly every mammal
years ago along with nearly every mammal species on the planet
species on the planet
species on the planet it didn’t immediately kill all dinosaurs
it didn’t immediately kill all dinosaurs
it didn’t immediately kill all dinosaurs but rather made the already threatening
but rather made the already threatening
but rather made the already threatening conditions even more difficult for
conditions even more difficult for
conditions even more difficult for sustain life myth number one all
sustain life myth number one all
sustain life myth number one all dinosaurs died out evolution like the
dinosaurs died out evolution like the
dinosaurs died out evolution like the dinosaur so after that nasty little
dinosaur so after that nasty little
dinosaur so after that nasty little asteroid the dinosaurs were all gone
asteroid the dinosaurs were all gone
asteroid the dinosaurs were all gone Tata bye bye right I went to public
Tata bye bye right I went to public
Tata bye bye right I went to public school in Mississippi they told us
school in Mississippi they told us
school in Mississippi they told us dinosaurs went extinct because of
dinosaurs went extinct because of
dinosaurs went extinct because of asteroid turn them gay well of course
asteroid turn them gay well of course
asteroid turn them gay well of course the non-avian forms became extinct
the non-avian forms became extinct
the non-avian forms became extinct millions upon millions of years ago but
millions upon millions of years ago but
millions upon millions of years ago but in the great outdoors the dinosaurs live
in the great outdoors the dinosaurs live
in the great outdoors the dinosaurs live on soda
on soda
on soda birds actually evolved from smaller
birds actually evolved from smaller
birds actually evolved from smaller dinosaurs called theropods during the
dinosaurs called theropods during the
dinosaurs called theropods during the Mesozoic era which means they’re
Mesozoic era which means they’re
Mesozoic era which means they’re relatives of both the t-rex and
relatives of both the t-rex and
relatives of both the t-rex and velociraptor surely it can be exciting
velociraptor surely it can be exciting
velociraptor surely it can be exciting to study the monstrous skeletal remains
to study the monstrous skeletal remains
to study the monstrous skeletal remains of dinosaurs but the fact remains that
of dinosaurs but the fact remains that
of dinosaurs but the fact remains that nature and evolution has left us with
nature and evolution has left us with
nature and evolution has left us with plenty to appreciate in its natural form
plenty to appreciate in its natural form
plenty to appreciate in its natural form even crocodiles have been around for 180
even crocodiles have been around for 180
even crocodiles have been around for 180 million years and they too are living
million years and they too are living
million years and they too are living descendants of the dinosaurs preserving
descendants of the dinosaurs preserving
descendants of the dinosaurs preserving the glorious Dino legacy suddenly I feel
the glorious Dino legacy suddenly I feel
the glorious Dino legacy suddenly I feel a bit foolish here so how many of these
a bit foolish here so how many of these
a bit foolish here so how many of these myths did you believe we don’t know for
myths did you believe we don’t know for
myths did you believe we don’t know for sure here’s what Google searches are
sure here’s what Google searches are
sure here’s what Google searches are asking about dinosaurs get a dinosaur
asking about dinosaurs get a dinosaur
asking about dinosaurs get a dinosaur would be spirit animal
would be spirit animal
would be spirit animal dinosaurs have ears what kind of
dinosaurs have ears what kind of
dinosaurs have ears what kind of dinosaur is Barney for more Jurassic
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