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When it comes to dinosaurs, people naturally wonder how strong these creatures were. While countless comparisons have been made to the T. Rex‘s inimitable strength, you’re curious about a different dino, the Triceratops. How strong were they? Triceratops are considered quite strong, as they weighed several tons, had powerful horns, a beak-like appendage, and a …
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The Triceratops was about 9.8 feet tall and 30 feet long and weighed up to 26,000 pounds. It was, in other words, a massive dinosaur. You’re very curious about what comprised the Triceratops’ diet at such a huge size. What did this horned dino eat? Triceratopses were herbivores or plant-eaters. During the Late Cretaceous Period, …
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According to Scientific American, as of 2021, almost 11,000 unique dinosaur fossils have been uncovered. That’s 11,000 out of possibly millions, maybe even billions or trillions. It’s hard to say. Given the wide range of fossils, are there any continents in which dinosaur fossils have not been found? Dinosaurs lived across all continents, and thus fossils …
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Have you ever wondered how scientists and other experts determine the age of something that existed millions upon millions of years ago, long before people roamed the earth? It’s through radiocarbon dating! Is this method of age identification viable for dinosaur specimens as well? Radiocarbon dating like carbon-14 does not work on dinosaur fossils, and …
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If you don’t get a good night’s sleep, you tend to feel like a dinosaur when you wake up. Otherwise, though, you’ve never stopped to think about the sleeping habits of dinosaurs. You’re sure that clades of dinosaurs like sauropods slept, but you have no idea about the logistics. How did sauropods sleep? Although experts …
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