13 Things That Could Happen If Dinosaurs Were Still Alive

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Well, to begin with, first of all, they are

There's one myth that scientists wish people would stop believing.

We wouldn't have known who they were

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It's entirely possible we might have never discovered them

The reasons are clear: with many dinosaurs roaming the planet, it's very likely that humans and other mammals might not have had the opportunity to develop. According to Switek, "Even though mammals managed to survive, they did so at a relatively small size. Even the very first primates that existed by the end of the dinosaurs' reign were much more similar to a tree shrew than to you or me…[dinosaurs] would have likely continued to impact the evolution of mammals."

It wouldn't look like

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Part of the commotion: Dead, formerly alive plant-eating animals.

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Happy times for carnivores!

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However, that bounty would have been temporary.

Was lucky enough to find a turkey farm, you'd probably eat the birds like popcorn.

Climate change would have thrown everything into disarray.

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So would fruit

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Adapting to grasslands

Surviving dinosaurs would have evolved more quickly due to the evolutionary advantages they already had. This is thanks to things such as the "batteries" of up to 1,000 teeth that hadrosaurs had in their jaws, which would have been very effective for grinding grass.

Physical changes…

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Dinos that burrow?

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Furry, but likely not cuddly.

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