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Non-avian dinosaurs existed on Earth
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Is it true that non-avian dinosaurs existed on Earth?
Yes. The existence of non-avian dinosaurs on Earth is a well-established scientific fact confirmed by the extensive fossil record.
Verdict: SUPPORTED · 11 sources for, 0 against · Last checked
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Wikipedia: Dinosaur. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur
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Wikipedia: Human–dinosaur coexistence. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93dinosaur_coexistence
Discusses dinosaurs and the history of life on Earth.
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Thom, H. (2002). Enslow: Feathered dinosaurs : the origin of birds. Enslow. https://archive.org/details/feathereddinosau0000holm
Notes that large dinosaurs began their rule on Earth.
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Owen, G. (2018). Independently Published: Awesome Dinosaurs: An Illustrated and Informative Guide. Independently Published. https://archive.org/details/awesomedinosaurs0000geor
States dinosaurs were the dominant species on Earth.
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L, B. P. (2010). Visible Ink Press: The handy dinosaur answer book. Visible Ink Press. https://archive.org/details/handydinosaurans0000barn
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States dinosaurs were the dominant species on Earth.
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L, B. P. (2010). Visible Ink Press: The handy dinosaur answer book. Visible Ink Press. https://archive.org/details/handydinosaurans0000barn_2
Notes non-avian dinosaurs existed on Earth.
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St. Martin's Press: The Scientific American book of dinosaurs. (2000). St. Martin's Press. https://archive.org/details/scientificameric0000unse_z5s3
References the million years that dinosaurs existed on Earth.
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1950-, B. M. K., 1965-, H. T. R., & Orville, F. J. (2011). Indiana University Press: The complete dinosaur. Indiana University Press. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780253333490
Discusses the presence of dinosaurs in the geological record.
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Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Jurassic. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Jurassic
Describes dinosaur-like forms.
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Wikisource: Creation by Evolution/Connecting and Missing Links in the Ascent to Man. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Creation_by_Evolution/Connecting_and_Missing_Links_in_the_Ascent_to_Man
Notes dinosaurs dominated the terrestrial environment of Earth.
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OpenAIRE: Reconstruction of the putative Saurian karyotype and the hypothetical chromosome rearrangements that occurred along the Dinosuar lineage. (2015). OpenAIRE. https://explore.openaire.eu/
Mentions non-avian dinosaurs driven extinct by the Chicxulub impact.
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OpenAIRE: A Plant's Guide to Surviving the Chicxulub Impact. (2014). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001948
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