50 Times People Had A Cool Dinosaur Tattoo Idea And It Got Executed Perfectly (New Pics)

People had been digging up dinosaur fossils since the 1600s. But without much knowledge of evolution, they had no idea where the huge bones came from. From dragons, to cyclopes, elephants and even human giants, the discoveries caused much confusion.

It was through Buckland’s research that the mystery was finally solved. Since then, around a thousand species of dinosaurs have been named. We can also sleep a bit easier knowing that fire-breathing dragons and one-eyed giants were mere mythical monsters. 

I went back to the little kid source to ask why dinosaurs disappeared. Again, he answered confidently: “Because there was an asteroid.” I needed a bit more than that so I turned to Chapelle. “We often hear that dinosaurs went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous when a giant meteorite hit the Earth,” she began, backing up the kid's short explanation.

“During their time on Earth, dinosaurs experienced several mass extinctions. The most famous one is the end-Cretaceous extinction around 65 million years ago, which wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs. But way before that, around 201 million years ago, is the end-Triassic extinction. This led to the disappearance of ~76% of species on Earth," elaborated Chapelle.

"Although still debated, the current consensus is that large and widespread volcanic eruptions... were the cause. After the end-Triassic extinction, dinosaurs became the dominant animals on Earth.”

For those who just can’t bear the thought of never meeting a real, living dinosaur - fear not. Chapelle has this gem for you: 

“Dinosaurs are still around today. In fact, they are the most diverse group of land vertebrates. Birds! Birds are direct descendants of the group of meat eating dinosaurs known as theropods, which include animals like T. rex.” 

It turns out we need look no further than the sky, to be teleported back to the time of the tremendous Tyrannosaurus rex.