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The coexistence of avian dinosaurs (birds) and humans is well established historically and in modern times. The coexistence of non-avian dinosaurs and humans exists only as a recurring motif in speculative fiction, because in the real world non-avian dinosaurs have at no point coexisted with humans. [1]
Many non-avian dinosaurs were feathered. Direct evidence of feathers exists for the following species, listed in the order currently accepted evidence was first published. Direct evidence of feathers exists for the following species, listed in the order currently accepted evidence was first published.
This list of non-avian theropod type specimens is a list of fossils that are the official standard-bearers for inclusion in the Mesozoic species and genera of the dinosaur clade Theropoda, which includes the carnivorous dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor, their herbivorous relatives like the therizinosaurs, and birds.
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A study intending to identify the evolutionary processes that drove the diversification of dinosaur body mass is published by Benson et al. (2018). [1]A study on the impact of geography on the evolutionary radiation of dinosaurs is published by O'Donovan, Meade & Venditti (2018), who note increasing amounts of sympatric speciation as terrestrial space became a limiting factor.
A new museum in Eagle, Colorado captures local prehistoric findings and connects people to what lived there up to 230 million years ago.
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For decades, Compsognathus was known as the smallest known non-avian dinosaur, [5] although some dinosaurs discovered later, such as Mahakala and Microraptor, were even smaller. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] The German specimen was estimated to be 70–75 cm (28–30 in) [ 5 ] and 89 cm (35 in) [ 3 ] in length by separate authors, while the larger French ...