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DINOSAURS

The word “dinosaur”, coined by Sir Richard Owen in the year 1842, literally means “terrifying lizard.” Long, long before humans had been on the earth, the world was ruled by dinosaurs. They were gigantic, land dwelling reptiles that lived in the Mesozoic Era or the “Age of Reptiles” around 245 million years ago. For around 165 million years, dinosaurs walked on the earth. Then, around 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs and most of the animals of the era, except some ancestral birds and some fish, died out and became extinct for unknown reasons. What we know of the dinosaurs is only from studying their fossils. The proof of dinosaurs makes us think of a world that was very different from what we see today.

 

  1. the life cycle of a dinosaur

  2. the evolution of life on Earth

  3. the shapes and sizes of dinosaurs

  4. the age of the dinosaurs
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The passage covers the entire history of dinosaurs - when they lived, how long they existed, what they were, when they became extinct, and what we know about them. This comprehensive overview is about 'the age of the dinosaurs' (the Mesozoic Era when dinosaurs ruled the Earth for 165 million years). The other options are too narrow or incorrect.

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