2. The word dinosaur means "terriblelizard
• Definition: one of many reptiles that lived on
Earth millions of years ago
• Word origin
- Dino(Deinos)=terrible, wondrous, powerful
- Saur(Sauros)=Lizard, reptile
• Originally intended to reference size, not
fierce features
3. Archaeologists dig up dinosaur fossils
• Archaeology is the study of human history.
Archaeologists dig up human records and
artifacts.
• Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life,
therefore the paleontologists are the ones
who dig up dinosaur fossils.(It is possible that
a archaeologist may dig up a dinosaur fossil by
accident, but it is not their intention or part of
their job)
4. Dinosaurs and humans coexisted
• True, Birds are currently classified as
dinosaurs, meaning that we, humans, are
coexisting with dinosaurs even now.
5. Dinosaurs represent failure and
extinction
• This is an opinion, it could be true for some
people. For example, It is true, that the most
of the dinosaurs went extinct in around the
same period. It is also true that most
dinosaurs failed to survive, proven by the fact
most are extinct today. Therefore it is a
perfectly logical conclusion to say that
dinosaurs represent failure and extinction.
6. Dinosaurs all lived and died at the
same time
• Incorrect, Birds are classified as dinosaurs and
they are still living today.
• Excluding birds, it is technically true as long as
it is referring to a time period, not just a
specific point in time.
