Question

Who first discovered dinosaurs?

Answer 1

Dinosaurs :

1. Dinosaurs are the diverse group of reptiles and are extinct.
2. They appeared during the Triassic period, 230 millions year ago.
3. Non-avian dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago. Since then, there have been no other creatures quite like the dinosaurs.
4. Modern-day birds are the sole surviving lineage in the dinosaur family tree.

Discovered by:

1. The first ever dinosaur fossil was discovered by Robert Plot in 1677.
2. But the scientific study of dinosaurs began with Gideon Mantell, a paleontologist, geologist and obstetrician in 1822.