Dinosaur

Dinosaurs are an extinct order of animals of the superorder dinosauria which first emerged some 230 million years, evolving from reptiles. Dinosaurs were the dominant reptiles for most of the Mesozoic Era, dying out during the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event. Never the less, from a cladistic standpoint, dinosaurs still exist today in the form of birds.

Dinosaurs in Science Fiction

• The Jurassic Park book and film series are centered on dinosaurs recreated in modern times from preserved DNA via cloning technology.
• The Voth in Star Trek: Voyager are a species of sapient hadrosaurs.

Dinosaurs in Relation to SDN

Dinosaurs are occasionally brought up in RAR! threads and developments in paleontology involving dinosaurs are a fairly commonly brought up in the Science, Logic and Morality forum. As one of the best known prehistoric lifeforms, dinosaurs are fairly often brought up in the Creation/Evolution debate.