Dinosaur evolution

dinosaurs are some of the most

fascinating creatures to have ever

walked to Earth it's a shame that we

won't be able to have Jurassic Park

where we can see some of the coolest

creatures come to life but we are

actually living with some creatures that

are just as old as dinosaurs such as

crocodiles and sharks they haven't

changed much since they appeared

millions of years ago but most dinos

didn't make it when the asteroids struck

Earth

in a way the asteroid was a giant reset

button for the planet after hitting

Earth this space traveler wiped out

almost every living thing the sky was

covered with Ash which blocked out sun

rays that meant that plants couldn't

grow and this made a lot of herbivores

like really hungry as a result they had

to change their diet and adapt to the

new changes this for some of those

dinosaurs to take on a new path in life

turning into some Modern animals we know

today

if the asteroid had changed its course

just a bit then dinosaurs would have

remained the dominant species so what

would have happened if dinosaurs had

stuck around well first of all Evolution

would have played out differently for

them maybe during those millions of

years humans would not have evolved to

be on top of the food chain

imagine a world where dinosaurs still

existed today if dinosaurs had evolved

as humans did then we'd have to compete

with them there were multiple species of

humans but Homo sapiens also known as us

Prevail a humanoid Dino or dinoid would

be something strange

first of all they would look different

more reptilian than us our brain sizes

would differ and they would be

physically bigger and stronger putting a

human in a dinoid side by side would be

interesting first of all dinoids would

have scales as opposed to human skin and

their teeth would be sharper they would

probably not have five fingers on each

hand and their nails would be sharp

claws also we don't know what they would

sound like but they'd possibly be

guttural like crocodiles dinosaurs had

very good Vision compared to mammals so

it's possible we'd see dinoids with

large eyes

the population of Earth has reached a

staggering 8 billion people and we've

changed our environment to suit our

needs with that said if dinoids were the

dominant creatures then the environment

would be suited for them

speaking of physical features scientists

predicted what dinos would look like if

they had evolved into intelligent

creatures that walked upright and had

opposable thumbs these Wiggly thumbs are

important for evolution since they

helped humans start using tools for

defending themselves and hunting the

creature may not look like the ideal

reptile and its appearance might not be

flattering but if dinosaurs had evolved

then these creatures could be your

classmate or colleague at work

not all dinosaurs were alike as their

fossils have shown some were gigantic

While others resembled any modern day

animal the biggest land walking dinosaur

was the titanosaur although the

measurements are only rough estimates

based on fossilized bones

it's estimated that the dyno was around

122 feet long and lived between 195

million years ago it was so massive that

its weight was equivalent to 18 modern

day elephants there were dinosaurs all

over the world in different time areas

climates and Landscapes however only a

handful were known as Giants but though

they excelled in body size they lacked

in brain size some of the most

well-known dinosaurs like the Allosaurus

and stegosaurus had very small brains

like me which means it would have been

nearly impossible for them to properly

evolve into intelligent beings tell me

about it but in the late Cretaceous

Period the T-Rex roamed the land it had

larger brains and its Allosaurus

counterparts which were millions of

years behind

even so the T-Rex's brain only weighed

just under a pound a human brain is

nearly three pounds it might have been

cool to see a T-Rex evolve into an

intelligent being with opposable thumbs

on its tiny stick hand

contrary to popular belief the T-Rex was

actually quite slow and a human could

have easily outrun it so we know that

these days they wouldn't belong in any

competitive sports that involve running

we know that dinosaurs could be

herbivores and carnivores but throughout

the revolution one thing remained the

same they had small brains other forms

of dinosaurs were around too such as

long-legged and horned dinosaurs either

way they were on top of the food chain

even when little mammals had Cameo

appearances we have to consider that

when the asteroids dropped and wiped out

dinosaurs mammals took over the scene

If dinosaurs and mammals had shared the

dominant position in the food chain and

had followed a similar path in their

evolution then today's reality would be

completely different than what we have

now dinosaurs would have bigger brains

and would compete with humans for the

title of the smartest creature one of

the reasons why humans and parrots can

talk is because of the strength and

shape of our tongues the evolved

dinosaurs would have a different skull

shaped to fit such a tongue if they

wanted to talk like humans

one of the reasons why humans made it to

where we are now is because we evolved

the stand upright to detect Predators

this was one challenge we had to

overcome in order to survive but what

would dinosaurs need to challenge if

they were already the most dominant

creatures

some of the big brain dinosaurs had long

legs which means they could run fast

detect predators and grab food that

otherwise would be beyond their reach

their evolutionary path would be very

different from that of humans and maybe

even more advanced their brains could

have evolved into something impressive

they could turn out smarter than us and

possess quicker reflexes imagine

dinosaurs discovering gravity instead of

Isaac Newton or a dinosaur writing plays

and poems better than William

Shakespeare

imagine dinosaurs possessing the

creative knowledge to produce some of

the finest art in history music and

Cinema would revolve around dinosaur

culture and fashion would look

otherworldly

we would live in peace with dinoids but

we would certainly compete with them the

World Cup would feature dinosaurs and

humans playing for their national teams

but clubs would be exclusively human or

dinosaur

some professions would be dominated

solely by one species and more

physically demanding jobs would be taken

by dinosaurs like laborers and security

guards

eventually dinosaurs would take over the

world since they would be physically

stronger than humans and would have

better advantages than us humans on the

other hand would need to figure out a

way to keep up with Dinosaurs mammals

had a different path of evolution where

they never became gigantic superbeasts

as dinosaurs did instead their brains

developed and grew big but even though

humans are the smartest creatures on the

planet we don't have the biggest brain

animals like orcas whales elephants and

other Apes have bigger brains here so

why are we smarter than them

the answer is we don't know the brain is

the most complex organ we have and we

know so little about it we don't even

know exactly why it's so complex or why

it behaves like that

today's dinosaur descendants like crows

and parrots have complex brains which

allows them to communicate use tools and

even count

bigger doesn't always mean better in

this case a parrot's brain is smaller

than a cat's but it's far more complex

and intelligent than that of any feline

out there

some scientists argue that dinosaurs

from the movies aren't 100 accurate and

that they used to have feathers in terms

of evolution some small feather dinos

might have followed the path of primates

they might have evolved into a tree

dwelling primate they may also have

followed the path of becoming another

species of human

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