What were the dinosaurs? An overview of the reign of the largest creatures on earth

Contrary to popular belief, not all prehistoric creatures were giant dinosaurs or, contrary to popular culture depictions, dinosaurs had feathers and used them for various purposes. In this section, we mention some interesting facts about dinosaurs that you have rarely heard.

Many amazing animals lived during the age of dinosaurs and some of them are confused with dinosaurs. One of the most common misconceptions is placing pterosaurs in the dinosaur group; But these animals are not dinosaurs. Rather, they belong to the category of winged reptiles and archosaurs. In fact, they can be considered relatives of dinosaurs, but they are not dinosaurs.

Also, the order Crocodylia includes extinct crocodiles, current crocodiles and their close relatives. Crocodilians are archosaurs but not dinosaurs. Today’s crocodiles and birds (which are dinosaurs) are the only survivors of the archosaurs.

The oceans of the Mesozoic Era were full of marine life, including predatory reptiles such as mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and ichthyosaurs. However, none of these reptiles are dinosaurs.

The body of some dinosaurs was covered with feathers like today’s birds. Feathers do not fossilize well, however, some prominent fossils, especially from Liaoning Province, China, which were buried in the remains of a volcanic eruption, have preserved feathers. Feathered species include: Zhenyuanlong suni, Yutyrannus huali and Jianianhualong tengi.

It is also possible that pterosaurs also had feathers, but more feathered species need to be analyzed to confirm this finding. Even the T-Rex had feathers. However, in popular culture and in illustrations and films, dinosaurs are rarely depicted with feathers. Although these mistakes in The movie “Jurassic World; “territory” were modified and dinosaurs were represented by feathers.