Dinosaur Fossils help understand the world

 the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Canada

Where are dinosaur fossils found?

Dinosaur fossils have been found on five continents of our planet. Taking into consideration Pangaea, the supercontinent surrounded by a super ocean about 100 million years ago, nowadays it is possible to find a dinosaur fossils even in Antarctica.

What does "dinosaur" mean?

The word ‘dinosaur’ was derived from two old Greek words which mean ‘terrible’, ‘lizard’. Fossil may be understood as any thing dug up. Fossilized bones as well as eggs and other evidence of the ‘terrible lizards’ help scientists, for example,  gather information about ancestors of birds and crocodiles.

 the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Canada

First skeleton of a dinosaur

The first ever mounted skeleton of dinosaur was made in the nineteenth century. That age was full of discoveries and enthusiasm. The scientific world learnt about Iguanodon, Megalosaurus, Hadrosaurus etc.

Impressions

Today a thousand of species of dinosaurs is known. Every anthropological museum is proud to expand its collection as dinosaur fossils have always attracted a lot of interested visitors.

As for me, when I first saw a dinosaur fossil I thought how frightening it looked like. Huge, fascinating, with a shade of former power. Everything is so ephemeral. Let’s enjoy life till we all turn into fossils.