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North seattle community college’s DINOSAURS GEOL 106

North seattle community college’s DINOSAURS GEOL 106. Instructor: Dr. Tom Braziunas Slides by: Dr. Jerry D. Harris. North seattle community college’s DINOSAURS. The Study of Dinosaurs. branch of paleontology = study of ancient life usually involves fossils. The Study of Dinosaurs.

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North seattle community college’s DINOSAURS GEOL 106

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  1. North seattle community college’sDINOSAURSGEOL 106 Instructor: Dr. Tom Braziunas Slides by: Dr. Jerry D. Harris

  2. North seattle community college’sDINOSAURS

  3. The Study of Dinosaurs • branch of paleontology = study of ancient life • usually involves fossils

  4. The Study of Dinosaurs • branch of paleontology = study of ancient life

  5. Paleontology • combines many other sciences geology biology paleontology physics chemistry astronomy

  6. The Study of Dinosaurs • very few paleontologists study dinosaurs • most study other fossil organisms

  7. What Is A Dinosaur? • dinosaur= member of a very specific group of animals that: • has very specific anatomical characteristics • lived during a very particular period of time VERY FEW FOSSILS ARE OF DINOSAURS.

  8. What Is A Dinosaur? • Just because somethingis a fossilDOES NOT mean it’s a dinosaur!!! • Just because an organismis extinctDOES NOTmean it’s a dinosaur!!! • Just because an organism’sname ends in “-saurus”DOES NOT mean it’s a dinosaur!!! • Just because an organismlived during a particular period of timeDOES NOTmean it’s a dinosaur!!! • Just because an organismappears in a book/pack of toys called “Dinosaurs”DOES NOTmean it’s a dinosaur!!!

  9. What Is A Dinosaur? Quiz

  10. What Is A Dinosaur? Quiz

  11. What Is A Dinosaur? Quiz

  12. What Is A Dinosaur? Quiz

  13. What Is A Dinosaur? Quiz

  14. What Is A Dinosaur? • Are dinosaurs extinct? YES NO

  15. What Is A Dinosaur? • BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS! • i.e., birds are descended from dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Triceratops humans whales cows birds MAMMALS DINOSAURS

  16. What Is A Dinosaur? • BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS! • i.e., birds are descended from dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus Triceratops Triceratops birds = avian dinosaurs non-avian dinosaurs = dinosaurs that aren’t birds birds birds DINOSAURS DINOSAURS

  17. Paleontologists at work… Slide show by Tom Braziunas

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