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The word '''dinosaur''' was coined in 1841 by Richard Owen<ref>http://www.trueauthority.com/dinosaurs/about.htm</ref>, from the  [[Greek]] for "terrible lizard" (fututor).  Dinosaurs were a group of large [[reptiles]] that previously lived in abundance on Earth.

The word '''dinosaur''' was coined in 1841 by Richard Owen<ref>http://www.trueauthority.com/dinosaurs/about.htm</ref>, from the  [[Greek]] for "terrible lizard" (fututor).  Dinosaurs were a group of large [[reptiles]] that previously lived in abundance on Earth.

The consensus among peer-reviewed science of an evolutionary persuasion (creationist scientists have peer reviewed journals) is that dinosaurs lived from 230 million until 65 million years ago and that they are all currently extinct (however [[birds]] are considered by scientists to be descended from early [[therapod]] dinosaurs).  Many Creationists dispute this.

Creationist scientist position is that dinosaurs and man coexisted based on a number of piece of evidence. [http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/dinosaurs.asp]

 

   

===Dinosaur Speciation===

===Dinosaur Speciation===

Dinosaur species were immensely varied, from herbivores to carnivores.  Although many have been found in the fossil record, paleontologists expect that they have barely scratched the surface of the vast genus that the dinosaurs encompassed.<ref>National Geographic, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060905-dinosaurs_2.html</ref>

Dinosaur species were immensely varied, from herbivores to carnivores.  Although many have been found in the fossil record, paleontologists expect that they have barely scratched the surface of the vast genus that the dinosaurs encompassed.<ref>National Geographic, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060905-dinosaurs_2.html</ref>