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Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late
Fans are editing Netflix dinosaur footage into mournful tributes as scientists note dinosaurs were diverse and successful before their extinction.
- Fans are using footage from the Netflix docuseries "The Dinosaurs" to create somber tribute videos, mourning the mass extinction of prehistoric creatures that ended around 65 million years ago.
- By the late 20th century, scientific understanding shifted from viewing dinosaurs as "slow and stupid" to recognizing high metabolisms, as geologic evidence pointed to a sudden cataclysmic asteroid impact.
- Paleontology gained traction in the 19th century, while Jules Verne's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" and the 1993 "Jurassic Park" film established dinosaurs as visual icons.
- The Earth still hosts billions of birds, living descendants that represent the survival and endurance of the dinosaur lineage across every continent.
- Dinosaurs will return to theaters this summer in a mysterious film starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, depicting the creatures walking among humans once again.
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Dinosaurs have been fearsome and fascinating, but also tragic?
Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late
Dino-heads on TikTok are chopping up animated footage of the prehistoric beasts (mostly taken from the recent Netflix docuseries “The Dinosaurs”) and lamenting their loss. It’s part of a long history of humans inserting their own feelings into the story of the dinosaurs.
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