Dinosaurs (terrible lizards). No one kind of animal living or lived ever on our beautiful planet vyzyvat not have such an interest as the dinosaurs.
Millions of years ago, long before the appearance of man on Earth, dinosaurs ruled the planet. We think you'll agree, the dinosaurs - the most amazing of all living creatures on our planet. Appeared in the late Triassic period, about 225 million years before humans, dinosaurs come to a leading position and dominated the Earth for 160 million years. The first fossils of dinosaurs have been discovered in the thirties of the 19th century. However, this finding has not been given much attention. Only years later, after the discovery of other fossils, it became clear that these remains belong to prehistoric animals and that these findings are the most important archeological discovery. In 1854, the sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins on the model of Dr. Richard Owen created the first sculpture of a life-sized dinosaur.The first dinosaurs appeared during the Triassic period, about 230 mln.l.n as a result of evolutionary changes. The first dinosaurs were carnivores and belonged to the theropod group. Then and herbivorous reptiles mutated to form the first group of herbivorous dinosaurs - prozuaropod.For modern man dinosaur it has become commonplace. We see the dinosaurs in the film, in cartoons in the popular scientific programs, commercials, and others. Since the introduction of the concept of "dinosaur" has been more than 150 years. And although we will never be able to see live dinosaurs, we can vossodavat their models. Due to the constant progress of scientific and technological quality of the dinosaur models is growing every year.