25 Myths About Dinosaurs You Might Need To Stop Believing

Dinosaurs are some of our favorite creatures to have ever ruled the Earth. Hulking beasts at the top of the food chain whose carnivorous tastes led them to eat whatever was in sight, right? Well, all three of the statements in the last sentence are not completely true. Dinosaurs were an incredibly diverse species that spanned many millions of years – far far longer than we’ve been on Earth. The most popular dinosaur movie so far – Jurassic Park – may be entertaining, but most of what it presents on dinos is inaccurate. (Even the name is wrong – its dinosaurs didn’t even live in Jurassic times!) Calling out falsehoods from Hollywood magic to outdated textbooks myths, this list is full of the facts when it comes to dinosaurs, not the commonly held myths and misconceptions regarding the massive creatures. Have you heard that dinosaurs were slow and stupid? (They weren’t.) What about that dinosaurs were all wiped out by an asteroid impact? (Not entirely true.) Whether you’re an amateur paleontologist or just grew up watching “The Flintstones”, there’s sure to be a dinosaur myth on this list you haven’t heard of yet. Read on to find out if you believe any of these 25 myths about dinosaurs you might need to stop believing.

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Dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time
Jurassic Park will be a reality once we master cloning
Archaeologists study dinosaurs
Some dinosaurs could fly
All dinosaurs lived at the same time
An asteroid strike killed off the thriving dinosaurs
Dinosaurs were all scaly
Dinosaurs were weak, easily extinctable creatures
Dinosaurs were stupid
Dinosaurs were warm- or cold-blooded
Dinosaurs lived in warm climates
Dinosaurs had hind-brains
All prehistoric reptiles were dinosaurs
Dinosaurs were terrors for mammals
The Flintstones is dino-truth
Some dinosaurs couldn't carry their own weight
Mammals and dinosaurs lived in different times
Dinosaurs were slow creatures
Oil comes from dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are all extinct
Dinosaurs were all huge creatures
Dinosaurs were poor swimmers
T-Rex arms were useless
Jurassic Park dinosaurs are from the Jurassic period
Dinosaur means "terrible lizard"

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