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Pachinko Man: /* Avialae */

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Avialae

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	*Awesome obscure members: ''Rahonavis'',''Scansoriopterygidae'', ''The Terror birds''		*Awesome obscure members: ''Rahonavis'',''Scansoriopterygidae'', ''The Terror birds''

	At this point it's been basically confirmed that birds=dinosaurs and Avialae are the group that not only became birds, it also includes them. While many of the species that actually lived in the age of dinosaurs were nothing impressive, most being smallish and likely being insectivore, birds never 'forgot' how to be dinosaurs and for a long time large flightless birds were the dominate land predator of South America. These species are known informally as "The Terror Birds".		At this point it's been basically confirmed that birds are dinosaurs and Avialae are the group that not only became birds, it also includes them. While many of the species that actually lived in the age of dinosaurs were nothing impressive, most being smallish and likely being insectivore, birds never 'forgot' how to be dinosaurs and for a long time large flightless birds were the dominate land predator of South America. These species are known informally as "The Terror Birds".

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	* [[Gary Gygax]] used a set of cheap "Prehistoric Animals" toys that could commonly be found in supermarkets in the 1970's as monsters during the creation of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The [[Owlbear]], [[Rust Monster]], and [[Bulette]] are all based off cheaply made Hong Kong plastic versions of dinosaurs.		* [[Gary Gygax]] used a set of cheap "Prehistoric Animals" toys that could commonly be found in supermarkets in the 1970's as monsters during the creation of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The [[Owlbear]], [[Rust Monster]], and [[Bulette]] are all based off cheaply made Hong Kong plastic versions of dinosaurs.
	* Some dinosaurs had feathers. The only ones who didn't were the oldest, such as Plateosaurus, and as a result didn't survive to see poofy dinos. Whether this is adorably awesome or ruins your childhood is subjective. [https://twitter.com/WobblyWorks/status/1621585656182104066 (but really it's awesome)]		* Some dinosaurs had feathers. The only ones who didn't were the oldest, such as Plateosaurus, and as a result didn't survive to see poofy dinos. Whether this is adorably awesome or ruins your childhood is subjective. [https://twitter.com/WobblyWorks/status/1621585656182104066 (but really it's awesome)]
	* The famous ''Velociraptor'' was the size of a turkey, and likely hunted similarly to wolves. Although some would put anything that looks similar under the name "Velociraptor", the actual family is called Dromaeosauridae, or simply Raptors, of which Velociraptor is only one member ~~(other genera include~~ ''~~Pyroraptor~~'', ''~~Microraptor~~'', ~~and~~ ''~~Utahraptor~~'').		* The famous ''Velociraptor'' was the size of a turkey, and likely hunted similarly to wolves. Although some would put anything that looks similar under the name "Velociraptor", the actual family is called Dromaeosauridae, or simply Raptors, of which Velociraptor is only one member. Amusingly, paleontologists [[Butthurt\|BAWWWW'd]] mightily about the Jurassic Park movies' depiction of ''Velociraptor'' as the man-sized [https://www.xkcd.com/135/ memetic terror] that became cemented in popular culture only to discover ''Utahraptor'', which is a dead ringer for the ''Velociraptor'' from the movies.
	* Some scientists believe that a relative of the ''Velociraptor'' called the ''Troodon'' may have used tools (not too surprising, some animals use tools today; tools as in "some birds, bugs and mammals use sticks and rocks to help them crack open or dig out their food"), and possibly had the intelligence of modern crows (for reference the American Crow is believed to be one somewhere in the top five most intelligent animals on Earth) and as we know: birds are dinosaurs. A small handful of scientists believe that had it not gone extinct likely due to lack of food, it could have evolved to become a [[Lizardmen\|human-like species.]]		* Some scientists believe that a relative of the ''Velociraptor'' called the ''Troodon'' may have used tools (not too surprising, some animals use tools today; tools as in "some birds, bugs and mammals use sticks and rocks to help them crack open or dig out their food"), and possibly had the intelligence of modern crows (for reference the American Crow is believed to be one somewhere in the top five most intelligent animals on Earth) and as we know: birds are dinosaurs. A small handful of scientists believe that had it not gone extinct likely due to lack of food, it could have evolved to become a [[Lizardmen\|human-like species.]]
	* As described above, scientists consider birds to be dinosaurs. As a result their Clade, ''Avialae'', are the dinosaurs that survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene Mass Extinction Event. Its a subgroup of Theropods, meaning those tiny bastards that wake you up at 6:00 am and the one who died to become your lunch sandwich are all cousins to the T-REX.		* As described above, scientists consider birds to be dinosaurs. As a result their Clade, ''Avialae'', are the dinosaurs that survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene Mass Extinction Event. Its a subgroup of Theropods, meaning those tiny bastards that wake you up at 6:00 am and the one who died to become your lunch sandwich are all cousins to the T-REX.

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1d4chan>A Walrus: Undo revision 893847 by Le0901 (talk) "Joe Biden exists" is not much of a joke

2023-06-04T02:40:08Z

Undo revision 893847 by Le0901 (talk) "Joe Biden exists" is not much of a joke

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	*Synapsids: Before the dinosaurs really took off as the dominant form of life during the late Triassic period, the Synapsids, sometimes known as "mammal-like reptiles" were king. One member of this clade is ''Dimetrodon'' or "that fin-back lizard thing' in the Land Before Time and those sets of dinosaur toys your mom bought you when you were a kid". You can tell they're not dinosaurs (and this is a very loose definition) thanks to an extra opening in the skull behind the eye where jaw muscles attached and later became the Sphenoid bone which sits behind the eyes, specialized teeth including canine teeth, among many other distinguishing traits. As the name suggests these guys became the early mammals which turned into us, in fact put a finger behind your eye and one behind your check bone. If you Squeeze that ridge of bone you feel is your own Sphenoid. It's unknown at what point they began to give birth to live young and lactate, although since fur was an extremely late adaptation its generally thought there was a point where something that looked like a dinosaur had lizard <strike>tits</strike> teats.		*Synapsids: Before the dinosaurs really took off as the dominant form of life during the late Triassic period, the Synapsids, sometimes known as "mammal-like reptiles" were king. One member of this clade is ''Dimetrodon'' or "that fin-back lizard thing' in the Land Before Time and those sets of dinosaur toys your mom bought you when you were a kid". You can tell they're not dinosaurs (and this is a very loose definition) thanks to an extra opening in the skull behind the eye where jaw muscles attached and later became the Sphenoid bone which sits behind the eyes, specialized teeth including canine teeth, among many other distinguishing traits. As the name suggests these guys became the early mammals which turned into us, in fact put a finger behind your eye and one behind your check bone. If you Squeeze that ridge of bone you feel is your own Sphenoid. It's unknown at what point they began to give birth to live young and lactate, although since fur was an extremely late adaptation its generally thought there was a point where something that looked like a dinosaur had lizard <strike>tits</strike> teats.
	*Not Quite Dinosaurs: A bit more obscure, but worth a mention. When dinosaurs showed up on the scene in the Triassic Period, they were not alone. A wide variety of large reptiles emerged and evolved alongside them. Among these were other Archosaurs, which included several close relatives to dinosaurs and creatures more closely related to modern crocodiles such as Postosuchus which had some very dinosaurian features. The Triassic Period ended with an extinction event which did in most of these lineages, leaving the Dinosaurs, Crocodilians and Pterosaurs the last of these big reptiles standing.		*Not Quite Dinosaurs: A bit more obscure, but worth a mention. When dinosaurs showed up on the scene in the Triassic Period, they were not alone. A wide variety of large reptiles emerged and evolved alongside them. Among these were other Archosaurs, which included several close relatives to dinosaurs and creatures more closely related to modern crocodiles such as Postosuchus which had some very dinosaurian features. The Triassic Period ended with an extinction event which did in most of these lineages, leaving the Dinosaurs, Crocodilians and Pterosaurs the last of these big reptiles standing.
	*Joe Biden, despite his age
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	Image:Hatzi.jpg\|Quetzalcoatlus, the largest living thing that could ever fly.		Image:Hatzi.jpg\|Quetzalcoatlus, the largest living thing that could ever fly.

1d4chan>Le0901: Added a joke

2023-06-03T21:57:19Z

Added a joke

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	*Synapsids: Before the dinosaurs really took off as the dominant form of life during the late Triassic period, the Synapsids, sometimes known as "mammal-like reptiles" were king. One member of this clade is ''Dimetrodon'' or "that fin-back lizard thing' in the Land Before Time and those sets of dinosaur toys your mom bought you when you were a kid". You can tell they're not dinosaurs (and this is a very loose definition) thanks to an extra opening in the skull behind the eye where jaw muscles attached and later became the Sphenoid bone which sits behind the eyes, specialized teeth including canine teeth, among many other distinguishing traits. As the name suggests these guys became the early mammals which turned into us, in fact put a finger behind your eye and one behind your check bone. If you Squeeze that ridge of bone you feel is your own Sphenoid. It's unknown at what point they began to give birth to live young and lactate, although since fur was an extremely late adaptation its generally thought there was a point where something that looked like a dinosaur had lizard <strike>tits</strike> teats.		*Synapsids: Before the dinosaurs really took off as the dominant form of life during the late Triassic period, the Synapsids, sometimes known as "mammal-like reptiles" were king. One member of this clade is ''Dimetrodon'' or "that fin-back lizard thing' in the Land Before Time and those sets of dinosaur toys your mom bought you when you were a kid". You can tell they're not dinosaurs (and this is a very loose definition) thanks to an extra opening in the skull behind the eye where jaw muscles attached and later became the Sphenoid bone which sits behind the eyes, specialized teeth including canine teeth, among many other distinguishing traits. As the name suggests these guys became the early mammals which turned into us, in fact put a finger behind your eye and one behind your check bone. If you Squeeze that ridge of bone you feel is your own Sphenoid. It's unknown at what point they began to give birth to live young and lactate, although since fur was an extremely late adaptation its generally thought there was a point where something that looked like a dinosaur had lizard <strike>tits</strike> teats.
	*Not Quite Dinosaurs: A bit more obscure, but worth a mention. When dinosaurs showed up on the scene in the Triassic Period, they were not alone. A wide variety of large reptiles emerged and evolved alongside them. Among these were other Archosaurs, which included several close relatives to dinosaurs and creatures more closely related to modern crocodiles such as Postosuchus which had some very dinosaurian features. The Triassic Period ended with an extinction event which did in most of these lineages, leaving the Dinosaurs, Crocodilians and Pterosaurs the last of these big reptiles standing.		*Not Quite Dinosaurs: A bit more obscure, but worth a mention. When dinosaurs showed up on the scene in the Triassic Period, they were not alone. A wide variety of large reptiles emerged and evolved alongside them. Among these were other Archosaurs, which included several close relatives to dinosaurs and creatures more closely related to modern crocodiles such as Postosuchus which had some very dinosaurian features. The Triassic Period ended with an extinction event which did in most of these lineages, leaving the Dinosaurs, Crocodilians and Pterosaurs the last of these big reptiles standing.
			*Joe Biden, despite his age
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	Image:Hatzi.jpg\|Quetzalcoatlus, the largest living thing that could ever fly.		Image:Hatzi.jpg\|Quetzalcoatlus, the largest living thing that could ever fly.

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Things people think are dinosaurs, but are not:

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	Image:Hatzi.jpg\|~~Hatzegopteryx~~, the largest living thing that could ever fly.		Image:Hatzi.jpg\|Quetzalcoatlus, the largest living thing that could ever fly.
	Image:Mosasaur.jpg\|Mosasaur, a giant predatory monitor lizard from the time when sea monsters were real.		Image:Mosasaur.jpg\|Mosasaur, a giant predatory monitor lizard from the time when sea monsters were real.
	image:Gorgonopsid.jpg\|Gorgonopsid, closer to you than a dinosaur but not a relative you'd invite over for tea.		image:Gorgonopsid.jpg\|Gorgonopsid, closer to you than a dinosaur but not a relative you'd invite over for tea.

71.12.55.22: /* See Also */

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	*They appeal to the sensational because they're "monsters", but unlike most, they actually DID exist.		*They appeal to the sensational because they're "monsters", but unlike most, they actually DID exist.
	*It's also been postulated that dinosaurs were the inspiration for [[Dragon\|dragons]] with people discovering dinosaur bones and making up stories about them, though that is debatable.		*It's also been postulated that dinosaurs were the inspiration for [[Dragon\|dragons]] with people discovering dinosaur bones and making up stories about them, though that is debatable.
	*Quite a few of the more massive dinosaurs were larger (as in '''much''' larger) ~~then~~ the biggest living land mammal, the African Elephant. In fact, the ''Paraceratherium orgosensis'' (a relative to the direct ancestor to the modern Rhinoceros) which was the largest land mammal to have ever existed, would be classified as "small-sized" by sauropod standards.		*Quite a few of the more massive dinosaurs were larger (as in '''much''' larger) than the biggest living land mammal, the African Elephant. In fact, the ''Paraceratherium orgosensis'' (a relative to the direct ancestor to the modern Rhinoceros) which was the largest land mammal to have ever existed, would be classified as "small-sized" by sauropod standards.
	*The largest sauropods are so colossal that they could be classified as [[CoDzilla\|"Kaiju-Size"]] and could furthermore cause mini-earthquakes and create sonic booms with their tails.		*The largest sauropods are so colossal that they could be classified as [[CoDzilla\|"Kaiju-Size"]] and could furthermore cause mini-earthquakes and create sonic booms with their tails.
	*A posited idea is that if the asteroid did not hit Earth, then it would be the [[Lizardmen\|''Troodontidae'']] (a family of intelligent non-avian dinosaur, which resembled ''Velociraptor'') that would be building civilizations and spaceships rather than humans.		*A posited idea is that if the asteroid did not hit Earth, then it would be the [[Lizardmen\|''Troodontidae'']] (a family of intelligent non-avian dinosaur, which resembled ''Velociraptor'') that would be building civilizations and spaceships rather than humans.

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Gallery

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	As a quick note: while the following gallery is of D&D monster images it still can give you a sort of snapshot of our evolving view of dinosaurs. ~~The~~ last four images of more modern path finder images compared to the rest ~~compared to~~ the ~~trail~~ dragging doofious who look like they came straight out of the crystal Palace.		As a quick note: while the following gallery is of D&D monster images it still can give you a sort of snapshot of our evolving view of dinosaurs. Take for example the last four images of more modern path finder images as compared to the rest of the tail dragging doofious who look like they came straight out of the crystal Palace.
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	tyranosaurus monster card.jpg\|Tyrannosaur. 1e,		tyranosaurus monster card.jpg\|Tyrannosaur. 1e,

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Gallery

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	tyranosaurus monster card.jpg\|Tyrannosaur. 1e,		tyranosaurus monster card.jpg\|Tyrannosaur. 1e,
			triceratops monster card.jpg\|Triceratops. 1e
	allosaurus MC3.jpg\|Allosaur. 2e		allosaurus MC3.jpg\|Allosaur. 2e
	anklyosaurus MC3.jpg		anklyosaurus MC3.jpg

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	*[[Lizardmen]]		*[[Lizardmen]]
	*[[Cold One]]s Dinosaurs that Dark Elves ride.		*[[Cold One]]s Dinosaurs that Dark Elves ride.
			*[[Tarrasque]]
	[[Category: Monsters]]		[[Category: Monsters]]

	[[Category: History]]		[[Category: History]]