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| '''Living dinosaur''' may refer to: | |||
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| *]s, the only known living dinosaurs | |||
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| *], extant taxa that closely resemble organisms otherwise known only from the fossil record | |||
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| ⚫ | *], non-avian dinosaurs alleged to have survived into the beginning of the Paleocene epoch | ||
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| *], in beliefs adherent to the pseudosciences of ] and ], such as the ]. | |||
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| *], the subject of a story by French writer Georges Dupuy | |||
| '''Living dinosaurs''' is a term sometimes used to denote ], which are the only descendants of ]s known to have survived the ]. | |||
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| ⚫ | *], a taxon that disappears from the fossil record only to appear again later | ||
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| *''']''', an informal term for animals such as ] and ], that are also occasionally called "living dinosaurs" by journalists. | |||
| * ''']''' for information on the evolution of birds from dinosaurs. | |||
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| ===Mythology, fiction and speculation=== | |||
| The term is also used for non-avian dinosaurs that are either ] or are claimed to exist today. | |||
| * ''']''' for speculation about dinosaurs surviving into modern times. | |||
| * ''']''' for religiously-motivated beliefs on living dinosaurs, mainly in ] | |||
| * ''']''' for fiction about making dinosaurs live again | |||
| * ''']''' for seminal fiction about surviving dinosaurs | |||
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Living dinosaur may refer to:
- Birds, the only known living dinosaurs
- Living fossils, extant taxa that closely resemble organisms otherwise known only from the fossil record
- Paleocene dinosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs alleged to have survived into the beginning of the Paleocene epoch
- Living dinosaurs, in beliefs adherent to the pseudosciences of cryptozoology and young Earth creationism, such as the Mokele-mbembe.
- Partridge Creek monster, the subject of a story by French writer Georges Dupuy
See also
- Lazarus taxon, a taxon that disappears from the fossil record only to appear again later
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