Difference between revisions of "Dinosaur"

From Imperial Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 3: Line 3:
== Dinosaurs in [[Science Fiction]] ==
== Dinosaurs in [[Science Fiction]] ==
*The ''Jurassic Park'' book and film series are centered on dinosaurs recreated in modern times from preserved [[DNA]] via [[Clone|cloning]] technology.<ref>''Jurassic Park''</ref>
*The ''Jurassic Park'' book and film series are centered on dinosaurs recreated in modern times from preserved [[DNA]] via [[Clone|cloning]] technology.<ref>''Jurassic Park''</ref>
*The [[Voth]] in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' are a species of sapient hadrosaurs.<ref>VOY "Distant Origin"</ref>
*The [[Voth]] in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' are a species of sapient hadrosaurs.<ref>[[VOY]] "Distant Origin"</ref>
*In, ''Stargate Atlantis'', Sheppard's team is attacked by some kind of T-Rex-like animal while searching for a suitable planet to evacuate the [[Atlantis Expedition]].<ref>SGA "The Siege, Part 1"</ref>
*In, ''Stargate Atlantis'', Sheppard's team is attacked by some kind of T-Rex-like animal while searching for a suitable planet to evacuate the [[Atlantis Expedition]].<ref>SGA "The Siege, Part 1"</ref>



Revision as of 02:20, 2 April 2009

Dinosaurs are an extinct order of animals of the superorder dinosauria which first emerged some 230 million years BCE, evolving from reptiles. Dinosaurs were the dominant reptiles for most of the Mesozoic Era, dying out during the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event. Never the less, from a cladistic standpoint, dinosaurs still exist today in the form of birds.

Dinosaurs in Science Fiction

  • The Jurassic Park book and film series are centered on dinosaurs recreated in modern times from preserved DNA via cloning technology.[1]
  • The Voth in Star Trek: Voyager are a species of sapient hadrosaurs.[2]
  • In, Stargate Atlantis, Sheppard's team is attacked by some kind of T-Rex-like animal while searching for a suitable planet to evacuate the Atlantis Expedition.[3]

Dinosaurs in Relation to SDN

Dinosaurs are occasionally brought up in RAR! threads and developments in paleontology involving dinosaurs are a fairly commonly brought up in the Science, Logic and Morality forum. As one of the best known prehistoric lifeforms, dinosaurs are fairly often brought up in the Creation/Evolution debate.

References

  1. Jurassic Park
  2. VOY "Distant Origin"
  3. SGA "The Siege, Part 1"