There have been lots of theories about the Dinosaurs, and that extinction would have come at some point regardless a comet/meteorite collision.
Dinosaurs were at the top of the food chain, but at that "height", they become prey to smaller creatures; both macro- and microscopic. The big ones were susceptible to insect bites, which could kill them just as quickly from ailments like diarrhea and its causes. There were also viral infections with no known animal resistance.
The slower the animal, the more susceptible to unrelenting attacks by smaller creatures like velociraptors, who were pack hunters.
Despite its fast and loose use of facts and mixing of eras, "Jurassic Park" wasn't far off.
There's also lots of evidence that shows the dinosaurs didn't die in an epic instant kill-off. The carnivores likely survived for a short period of time, since their diet was killed off first, and they fed on the remains before turning on each other.
Jack Horner and Robert Bakker are just two who have a slightly different view of the history.
Dinosaur flatulence did them in!!
Al Gore was (is) a caveman in those days.
If the first one missed the second (3rd, 4th, etc.) one would hit.
Same scenario.
Goodbye Dinosaurs.
jerryc41 wrote:
Suppose that asteroid that probably wiped out the dinosaurs had missed the earth. Would the dinosaurs have continued to thrive? They roamed the earth for about 165 million years. That's an incredibly long time. Humans have been around for just a fraction of that long. It is said that the demise of the dinosaurs gave mammals - like us humans - a chance to thrive. So, without that asteroid...
God got it right, like He always does.
senior señor or señor senior or whatever...
It's all conjecture. Look carefully at what all the articles on this subject actually say:
generally accepted
widely agreed
a new study says
research suggests
some scientists maintain
believed to be
could have caused
may have
some have suggested
scientists estimated
according to the hypothesis
we haven't resolved the details
All of those phrases "suggest" that they don't really have a clue about what actually happened.
I'll take it from the One in authority.
"And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven, and everything that is in the earth shall die. But with thee (Noah) will I establish My covenant, and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee." Genesis 6: 17-18
jerryc41 wrote:
Suppose that asteroid that probably wiped out the dinosaurs had missed the earth. Would the dinosaurs have continued to thrive? They roamed the earth for about 165 million years. That's an incredibly long time. Humans have been around for just a fraction of that long. It is said that the demise of the dinosaurs gave mammals - like us humans - a chance to thrive. So, without that asteroid...
Just ask God, he created this earth!
jerryc41 wrote:
Pollution wouldn't be a problem, though. : )
pendennis posted " The big ones were susceptible to insect bites, which could kill them just as quickly from ailments like diarrhea and its causes". There goes Your theory about no pollution.
Yeah, I'd like see a T Rex back button focus and steady a long lens with those tiny arms!😄
bwana
Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada
jerryc41 wrote:
Suppose that asteroid that probably wiped out the dinosaurs had missed the earth. Would the dinosaurs have continued to thrive? They roamed the earth for about 165 million years. That's an incredibly long time. Humans have been around for just a fraction of that long. It is said that the demise of the dinosaurs gave mammals - like us humans - a chance to thrive. So, without that asteroid...
65 million years of reptilian evolution... Intelligent, small reptiles. Probably far more technologically advanced than us 200,000 year hominins!?
bwa
n3eg
Loc: West coast USA
Let's not forget that prehistoric people also hunted animals into extinction. How long would it have taken to run out of Rexburgers?
I saw a program where they may try to clone T-Rex. If they are successful, where will they keep it and what the heck will they feed it???
[quote=jerryc41]Suppose that asteroid that probably wiped out the dinosaurs had missed the earth.
Assuming that wild guess is correct.
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Would the dinosaurs have continued to thrive?
Who knows....another wild, unfounded guess?
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They roamed the earth for about 165 million years.
No they didn't.
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That's an incredibly long time.
Yes it is.
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Humans have been around for just a fraction of that long.
About 6000 years....just like the dino's
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It is said that the demise of the dinosaurs gave mammals - like us humans - a chance to thrive. So, without that asteroid...
I guess some make wild-a$$ed-guesses about that, I don't. I trust the one who was there and said how it went down.
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