What kind of animal are dinosaurs?
Summary of dinosaurs With over 1,000 non-avian species and 500 different dinosaur genera, dinosaurs are a very diverse group in terms of morphology, ecology, and taxonomy. They are found on all continents, their fossils are ubiquitous. There are carnivorous, herbivorous, bipedal and quadrupedal species. Dinosaurs arose during the Triassic period and dominated for thousands of years in both numbers and strength. It wasn't until the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event that we could see the decline of a once-dominant group of animals. Overview of dinosaurs Armored dinosaurs include horn-faced dinosaurs (frilled and horned herbivores), ornithopods (two- or four-legged herbivores), pterosaurs (long-tailed animals and large four-legged herbivores) and the group of animals often described as dinosaurs. , theropods (birds and bipedal carnivores), and baleen dinosaurs. Image source: Coloring.top Dinosaurs were first recorded in the early 19th century. Birds are also a branch of the dinos