Were Dinosaurs Smart?

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Were dinosaurs smart? What was the biggest dinosaur? How did they turn into fossils? How did they go extinct? All are questions that not all people know. Dinosaurs were once the rulers of the planet. They were the only things on earth at the time. They were the top, middle, and bottom of the food chain. This paper will help you discover the answers to those questions.
The most intelligent dinosaur was the velociraptor. It had a large space for it's brain. The velociraptor was only about 3 feet tall and 5 feet long. This dinosaur only weighed about 25 pounds. The velociraptor walked on two legs, therefore, it was known as a bipedal dinosaur. (DinosaurDaysTM, 1)
The velociraptor was also one of the fastest dinosaurs. Velociraptor's meaning is “speedy thief”. It ran as fast as 40 mph. The …show more content…

The asteroid was approximately 6 miles across and it caused a lot of changes that affected the dinosaurs. Some of these were temperature changes, acid rain, air borne debris, regional wildfires, and months or even years of darkness. The resulting plume of the debris from the asteroid impact could have caused the sun to become temporarily blocked. Therefore, this could have caused the plants to die, causing the herbivores that ate them to die, resulting in the carnivores also dying. (J. David Archibald, 1034)
Volcanic activity and climate changes are also probable theories. Large volcano eruptions would have caused massive areas to be covered in ash and lava disrupting the food and water supply. Volcanic activity could have also caused long term habitat changes resulting from the lava that flowed over the area. (J. David Archibald, 1030) Climate changes also could have contributed to extinction. The temperature could have gotten too hot or too cold, and the land could have gotten to wet or too dry for them to live. (J. David Archibald,

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