In the past 200 years of paleontology, many educated guesses about dinosaurs were incorrect. There were wild guesses and shots in the dark that missed the mark entirely. But, these mistakes are part of the learning process. Let's celebrate these errors and explore some dinosaurs that were misunderstood.
Learn more about these topics:
The Bone Wars
Cope's embarrassment and legacy
Elasmosaurus' neck usage
Brontosaurus and the "snorkel" theory
Pterodactyl mistaken for a sea creature
The myth of Stegosaurus' tiny brain
Iguanodon's misplaced thumb spike
Other famous dinosaur misidentifications
Dinosaurs wrongly accused of cannibalism
Coelophysis and the flood misunderstanding
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00:00:00: Dinosaurs Science Got Wrong00:00:57: The Bone Wars00:02:36: Cope’s embarrassment and lasting legacy00:04:21: How Elasmosaurus actually used its neck00:05:06: Brontosaurus “snorkel” theory00:07:55: Pterodactyl mistaken for a sea creature00:09:16: Stegosaurus’ tiny brain myth00:11:32: Iguanodon and the misplaced thumb spike00:12:25: Other famous dinosaur misidentifications00:13:17: Dinosaurs wrongly accused of cannibalism00:14:01: Coelophysis and the flood misunderstanding
#dinosaurs #paleontology #TheBoneWars #Cope #Elasmosaurus #Brontosaurus #Pterodactyl #Stegosaurus #Iguanodon #misidentifications #cannibalism #Coelophysis #prehistoric #animals
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