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'''Dinosaurs''' are animals, often believed to be extinct, that range in size from a few ounces to some of the largest land animals ever to exist. The word ''dinosaur'' was coined in 1841 by [[Richard Owen]]<ref>Grigg, Russell, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/1956/ Dinosaurs and dragons: stamping on the legends], ''Creation''

'''Dinosaurs''' are a group of reptiles that are now extinct. Their bones are found as fossils in sedimentary rock. Some were were very large. Atheists claim that they originated in the Middle Triassic Period, about 240 million ago, and died out at the end of the Cretaceous, about 65.5 million years ago. The Bible reveals that God created land animals on the sixth day of Creation, which was about 6,000 years ago. Leviathan and Behemoth, two creatures mentioned in Genesis, are sometimes identified as dinosaurs. The word is Greek for "terrible lizard" and was coined in 1841.<ref>Grigg, Russell, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/1956/ Dinosaurs and dragons: stamping on the legends], ''Creation'' 14(3):10–14, June 1992</ref>

14(3):10–14, June 1992</ref>, from the Greek words for "terrible lizard", and reflected the creatures' large size and fearsome appearance to the early paleontologists.

==Highlights of the history of dinosaur paleontology==

==Highlights of the history of dinosaur paleontology==

[[Image:Osborn.jpg‎‎|100px|thumb|right|[[Henry Fairfield Osborn]]]]

[[Image:Osborn.jpg‎‎|thumb|right|[[Henry Fairfield Osborn]]]]

In the United States during the 1900s, the public imagination was caught by the discoveries of [[Henry Fairfield Osborn]] (1857-1935) and the great competitive dinosaur hunters, Edward Drinker Cope (1847-1897) and Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899). Exploring in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico, they found numerous fossil dinosaurs. Their museums worked out the techniques for mounting and displaying them.

In the United States during the 1900s, the public imagination was caught by the discoveries of [[Henry Fairfield Osborn]] (1857-1935) and the great competitive dinosaur hunters, Edward Drinker Cope (1847-1897) and Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899). Exploring in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico, they found numerous fossil dinosaurs. Their museums worked out the techniques for mounting and displaying them.

   

   

===History of dinosaurs===

===History of dinosaurs===

[[Image:Michelangeloflood.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''The [[Great Flood|Flood]]'', by [[Michaelangelo]], detail from the [[Sistine Chapel]], 1509.]]

[[Image:Michelangeloflood.jpg|thumb|right|''The [[Great Flood|Flood]]'', by [[Michaelangelo]], detail from the [[Sistine Chapel]], 1509.]]

[[Creation science]] asserts that the biblical account, that dinosaurs were created on day 6 of [[creation]]<ref>''Genesis'' 1:25</ref> approximately  [[Counterexamples to an Old Earth|6,000 years ago]], along with other land animals, and therefore co-existed with humans, thus [[Counterexamples to Evolution|debunking the Theory of Evolution]] and the beliefs of evolutionary scientists about the age and creation of the earth.

[[Creation science]] asserts that the biblical account, that dinosaurs were created on day 6 of [[creation]]<ref>''Genesis'' 1:25</ref> approximately  [[Counterexamples to an Old Earth|6,000 years ago]], along with other land animals, and therefore co-existed with humans, thus [[Counterexamples to Evolution|debunking the Theory of Evolution]] and the beliefs of evolutionary scientists about the age and creation of the earth.