Dinosaurs & Science

**Prince Cobra** · 10-19-2009, 23:01

Originally Posted by Ichigo

What do you believe led to their extinction? I know the asteroid causing it, but I assume their are other theories out there as well.

Well, I think the dinosaurs were quite resilient so a single factor could not bring to their extinction. I think the vulcanic activity, the poisonous sulphur fumes and the asteroid: they all brought about their exticntion. In fact, even that was not enough in relative terms since for a shord period after that the birds, a close relatives of the dinos, managed to dominate the world for a limited period of time. The mammals were faster to adapt to the new conditions. Why the mammals were thriving was the big question. I have always wondered if being a dominating species weakens your surviving ability or it has something to do with the egg shell...

**Samurai Waki** · 10-20-2009, 06:31

There's a few theories floating about that the Dinosaurs were actually extinct before the Asteroid, since they can't seem to find in Mineral Tables any record that the Dinosaurs died out en-mass. I don't really know whether that's true or not, but I thought it was interesting to hear that.

**Cute Wolf** · 10-20-2009, 17:58

Just use some large lizard's egg cell, and insert dino's DNA..... now we can clone them.... but I think the scientists wass too scared....

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 10-21-2009, 11:26

I don't think it's possible to bring them back. There just isn't enough DNA(if at all) for that.

**A Very Super Market** · 10-21-2009, 23:08

but isaw them do it in jurassic park must be true!!!!11

**Samurai Waki** · 10-22-2009, 10:20

Originally Posted by Ibn-Khaldun

I don't think it's possible to bring them back. There just isn't enough DNA(if at all) for that.

It's all too old by this point, even the "preserved" blood they found within Mosquitoes flash preserved in Amber (ala Jurassic Park) is worthless, the iron in the blood was sure to take care of that. Had we only progressed to the point we are now, a few million years ago, we might have had better luck.

**Rhyfelwyr** · 10-22-2009, 22:01

Most of the dinosaurs died in the flood 4,000 years ago, except some dragons and the Loch Ness monster.

**Viking** · 10-22-2009, 22:24

It's hard to tell what the future brings. Maybe we will be able to design our own "dinosaurs" from scratch, or maybe we come up with something else really clever that will make us capable of bringing them back no matter the state of the fossil DNA.

**Kadagar_AV** · 10-22-2009, 22:28

Rhyfelwyr is, of course, correct.

On a more serious note though... I find it fascinating that the dinosaurs got so totaly wiped out. Specially since birds and mammals obviosly survived (along with other species).