Dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures

[Noir-Gojira]

Unless you are not a part of its natural diet; then it's a matter of how hungry they are.  Still, if you need a reason to be afraid, a rex could always step on you.

[DoomRulz]

If they're anything like a great white sure, but remember, there are some sharks that eat humans. Dinosaurs and sharks are two completely different types of animals, but I see no reason why a dinosaur would behave the same way.

[xxxBIOHAZARDxxx]

Dinosaurs are cool...

[Noir-Gojira]

If they're anything like a great white sure, but remember, there are some sharks that eat humans. Dinosaurs and sharks are two completely different types of animals, but I see no reason why a dinosaur would behave the same way.

Who said anything about sharks?  It's been this way for many apex predators.  Look at wolves and bears.

[Noir-Gojira]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100614093341.htm

It's pretty much official now that the marine reptiles were warm-blooded. 

Should we still even be considering them reptiles at this point? :P

[Puks]

Yes, just like we consider birds reptiles.

Nice read, btw.

[OmegaZilla]

Does that also include Mosasaurs?
To what I know they were related to Snakes, so they technically could be considered reptiles.

[Puks]

What? Why wouldn't they be considered reptiles? If something evolves from a sauropsid reptile, it stays a reptile.

[OmegaZilla]

I'm confused now...

[Puks]

I'm confused myself..

Systematically speaking, you and me are still part of clade Sarcopterygia, lobe-finned fish, even if we evolved much further and don't resemble fish now at all.

The same applies to birds, even if they are miles away from "classic" reptiles, the clade Aves is part of Reptilia/Sauropsida, and further part of  Amniota, Tetrapoda, Sarcopterygia, Vertebrata, etc.

All sauropsids and their descendants are reptiles and some reptiles are birds.

[huntin8-t0n]

My fav is the goddam sexual Tyrannosaur

[chupacabras acheronsis]

speaking off, Dicovery channel is showing "Jurassic Sex" on Fathers' day.

im watching it.

[xxxBIOHAZARDxxx]

Dinosaurs are cool....

[Asian Assassin]

my favorite is the T-rex or the velicipraptor

[Noir-Gojira]

I'm confused myself..

Systematically speaking, you and me are still part of clade Sarcopterygia, lobe-finned fish, even if we evolved much further and don't resemble fish now at all.

The same applies to birds, even if they are miles away from "classic" reptiles, the clade Aves is part of Reptilia/Sauropsida, and further part of  Amniota, Tetrapoda, Sarcopterygia, Vertebrata, etc.

All sauropsids and their descendants are reptiles and some reptiles are birds.

This is what happens when you let bureaucracy get in the way of common sense :P.  There are many who don't agree with the reclassification of aves and would rather restructure the entire dinosaur superorder.