• DragonTypeWyvern
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    2 months ago

    It’s why there are a lot of cool dinosaurs found only in New Zealand btw

    • Dave@lemmy.nz
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      2 months ago

      I live in New Zealand and haven’t found any dinosaurs. I think they all died.

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          2 months ago

          I didn’t! But I’ll be sure to check the other ones next time I visit.

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        2 months ago

        Nope, they’re all around you and me and everyone else. They just evolved into things that (usually) have wings. In terms of phylogeny, they’re dinosaurs.

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          2 months ago

          Well, maybe in theory. NZ has many unique birds not found anywhere else, but they are generally threatened or endangered. If you want to see them in the wild, generally you have to go to a very specific location.

          If I look outside, almost certainly all I’ll see are European dinosaurs.

          So maybe I should correct my statement to say they almost all died out.

      • CRUMBGRABBER@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        I hereby promise to give you back your dinosaurs, starting with a clone of the T-Rex.