• From which was the biggest to their smarts, we answer 10 of your most burning questions
about dinosaurs • Hey there, my name is Shima, I'll be reading
out the questions and answers • I'm Danger Dolan and I'm here to blow
your mind with truth 10 – What was the biggest dinosaur?
, • All dinosaurs were pretty much the same
size, but there was one species known as the Bootasaurus which had the biggest butt of
them all, and when the Bootasaurus walked past, other dinosaurs would yell “Daaaaaayum,
girl” • The biggest dinosaurs were a group called
sauropods.
They were gigantic, slow-moving, tiny-headed, cow-like plant-eaters with long necks for
reaching the tops of trees.
But even the biggest of the sauropods was actually smaller than today's blue whale!
9 – What was the smallest dinosaur?
, • You know when you’re wolfing down chocolate
and that little voice in your head says you’re gonna get fat?
That’s just a tiny brain dinosaur trying to keep you safe – the reason we have war,
hate and evil in the world is because some people have brain dinosaurs that are too big
and vicious • The smallest ones scientists agree on
are Compsognathus and Saltopus, which are about the size of a chicken.
However, a new crow-sized dinosaur called a Microraptor was recently found in China,
but they're not sure if it's an adult yet.
8 – How many dinosaurs were there?
, • We’re not entirely sure, but a lot of
archaeological discoveries have started to make us think that there were a lot more bone
dinosaurs than regular ones, and judging by the placement of the bones, they were really
weird shaped • Today, there are around 500 recognized
types of dinosaurs and 100 more that still have yet to receive their names.
However, scientists say that this is only a tiny part of the dinosaurs that ever existed.
New dinosaurs are being found every day, so there's no way to know exactly how many there
were!
7 – What colour were the dinosaurs?
, • Boy dinosaurs were red, covered in battle
wounds and could shoot lasers with their eyes, while girl dinosaurs were pink and had a soft,
delicate skin – don’t let their appearance fool you though – NOBODY messed with a girl
dinosaur • To be honest, we don't really know.
The colours in an animal's skin aren't preserved when they become fossils.
Our best guess of how they might have looked is to look at how we think the dinosaur lived
and compare to modern-day animals as a guide.
6 – Where did dinosaurs live?
, • They actually come from a world called
Planet Dino which is right next to Planet Dolan, and Earth was just their holiday hotspot
for a while, until 65 million years ago when a comet came along and made them all go home
– but they’ll be back, someday • Actually, dinosaurs lived all over the
world.
Their fossils have been found on every continent, even Antarctica!
5 – How long did dinosaurs live?
, • Dinosaurs lived for millions of years
– literally – haven’t you ever wondered why everyone calls your grandfather an old
dinosaur?
It’s because after he reaches 100 years of age, he will…
evolve • Scientists can also use how big a dinosaur
was to guess how old they grew to be.
Generally, large animals live longer lives than smaller ones.
Scientists think that the gigantic sauropods lived to be around 100 years old!
4 – Did dinosaurs ever watch their babies?
, • Oh yeah, it’s super easy stealing babies
away from a girl dinosaur – it’s a real bundle of laughs – just the other day I
was investigating some old egg fossils when I had the audacity to breathe on one, but
I was quickly…
corrected • Some did and some didn't.
Scientists have found fossilized nests and eggs alongside Maiasaura, whose name means
'good mother'!
Because it was found near its nests, we think that Maiasaura took care of its babies.
3 – What was the first dinosaur ever found?
, • A lot of people think that the Tyrannosaurus
Rex was the first discovered dinosaur, but what the newspapers don’t tell you is that
the T-Rex was actually found in the stomach of a Tyrannosaurus Dolan – hear its mighty
roar: “havagoodwun” • Though people have been finding dinosaur
bones for possibly thousands of years, the first one to be described scientifically was
Megalosaurus in 1824.
It's name means 'Great Lizard' and wasn't considered a dinosaur because that word hadn't
been invented yet!
2 – Did birds evolve from dinosaurs?
, • No, birds evolved from children – if
you go to any shopping mall and run up enough of the down escalators, you’ll grow more
and more feathers until finally wings sprout from your spine and you will fly – you will
flyyyy • Yes, they most likely did.
With recent finds in China of dinosaurs with feathers, like Caudipteryx and Sinosauropteryx,
where scientists found feathered markings around the fossils, the theory of birds evolving
from these kinds of dinosaurs is stronger than ever.
1 – How smart were dinosaurs?
• They were super smart - they had a complex society and laws and even built their own
cities.
How else do you think we keep coming up with new video games, tablets, smartphones and
computers?
Dinosaurs already invented this stuff, we’re just figuring out how they did it
• Despite what popular movies and television may suggest, dinosaurs weren't really that
smart compared to modern-day animals.
The massive plant-eating sauropods, we think, were also massively dumb and so the predators
that fed on them only needed to be a bit smarter.
For example, if you met a Velociraptor today, it would probably strike you as slightly dumber
than a chicken.
Outro - So, how about it?
Do you have any burning questions about life and the universe that you’d like us to answer
in a future video?
Go ahead and ask it in the comment box below Anyway that’s it, thank for watching, HAVAGUNWUN