Dinosaur

The word dinosaur comes from the Greek language and means ‘terrible lizard’. The word was coined by English paleontologist Richard Owen in 1842 and was meant to refer to Dinosaurs impressive size rather than their scary appearance.


It is believed that dinosaurs lived on Earth until around 65 million years ago when a mass extinction occurred.



The first dinosaur to be formally named was the Megalosaurus, back in 1824.

   

A person who studies dinosaurs is known as a paleontologist.

Despite being long extinct, dinosaurs are frequently featured in the media. One of the more memorable examples of this is Michael Crichton’s 1990 book Jurassic Park. Adapted to movie in 1993, the story features cloned dinosaurs brought to life with the help of DNA found in mosquitoes trapped in amber.

                                   
                                by Elif Basumli