Who are Dinosaurs, and who is not?

Many Animals that you consider as "Dinosaur" aren't actually Dinosaurs. As we know, Dinosaurs are giant reptilian creatures that lived on land and walked on two or all four feet with an upright posture. But many people seem to ignore this fact, calling almost all reptilian or like-reptilian animals Dinosaurs. The most common and still ongoing mistaken animal is known as the "Pterosaurs" which are a group of flying reptiles that include many different varieties, and they lived alongside the Dinosaurs. The problem is that they weren't Dinosaurs. Because Pterosaurs flew in the skies. As we know there were only a few Real Dinosaurs that could actually Fly.

Eg:- Archaeopteryx
 

Because of these misunderstandings, Scientists created the group "True Terrible Lizards" where all the True Dinosaurs fell into.

Another example of mistaken identity among animals is a very unlikely animal. The Dimetrodon. The reason it was so unbelievable when mistaken is that the fact Dimetrodon isn't a Reptile. It was actually a Proto-mammal or a Synapsid. Synapsids were the ancestors of Mammalians. But people mistake it because of its "Reptilian appearance" that looked like the classic image of a Dinosaur. Dimetrodon was easily distinguishable from Dinosaurs in its "Low To The Ground Body Posture". Dinosaurs had an Upright Posture and either stood up on their hind legs or walked on all fours. But they all kept their bodies lifted up from the ground because of their straight legs with the Upright Posture.

So, next time you see an animal that looks like a reptile, be sure to take a closer look and check out some facts. Sometimes, these mistakes could be carried on for generations. These mistakes are harmful to the Paleontological communities. But if you believed in this, now you know the truth. Thanks for reading!


Article by:- Didumika Peiris
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