What are Dinosaur Fossils?
Dinosaur fossils are the bones of dinosaurs that are preserved in stone. The first fossils were discovered in 1819 in England. Dinosaur fossils are found in the earth’s sedimentary layer. Moving river water deposits a layer of sedimentary rock. Animal fossils that are found in this layer were trapped by running water and were buried and preserved. Fossils are important as they help us to draw inferences about not only the types of dinosaurs but also information about how they lived their lives. It also helps in identifying the time period in which a certain dinosaur lived and therefore chart how the dinosaur may have evolved over time. Fossils range in sizes. They can be microscopic to huge in terms of the size of dinosaur bones. Theories on Death of the Dinosaurs Some scientists theorise that the so-called dragons of old could have been remnants of the ancient dinosaurs. Another group of scientists maintains that modern day birds are evolved forms of dinosaurs. However, most scientist
