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| − | From the [[Latin]] for "terrible lizard", dinosaurs were a number of large [[lizard]] species who lived on Earth between 230 million and 65 million years ago. Although lizards still exist, all dinosaurs are now extinct. | + | From the [[Latin]] for "terrible lizard", dinosaurs were a number of large [[lizard]] species who lived on Earth in prehistoric times. Scientists who believe in an old Earth believe that dinosaurs roamed between 230 million and 65 million years ago. Creationists differ in their positions on dinosaurs. |
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Dinosaurs are not explicitly mentioned in the [[Bible]], although the '''behemoth''' in [[Job]] and the '''leviathan''' in [[Isaiah]] are considered by some researchers to represent the '''brachiosaurus''' and '''kronosaurus''' respectively. <ref>http://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/dinos.shtml</ref> | Dinosaurs are not explicitly mentioned in the [[Bible]], although the '''behemoth''' in [[Job]] and the '''leviathan''' in [[Isaiah]] are considered by some researchers to represent the '''brachiosaurus''' and '''kronosaurus''' respectively. <ref>http://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/dinos.shtml</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:22, February 22, 2007
From the Latin for "terrible lizard", dinosaurs were a number of large lizard species who lived on Earth in prehistoric times. Scientists who believe in an old Earth believe that dinosaurs roamed between 230 million and 65 million years ago. Creationists differ in their positions on dinosaurs.
Although lizards still exist, all dinosaurs are now extinct.
Dinosaurs are not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, although the behemoth in Job and the leviathan in Isaiah are considered by some researchers to represent the brachiosaurus and kronosaurus respectively. [1]