What is the purpose of studying dinosaurs?

This was my answer to the question: How is current research on paleontology relevant? How is paleontology research relevant? This is a commonly-asked question, and an important one. read more

Much like history is an important part in studying the world around us as we have traversed through it as human species and remains resonant to this day as an influence, the same way paleontology works for studying dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. read more

Similarly, dinosaurs were around for a very long time, and so for any kind of study of evolutionary change or diversity over a long period of time, dinosaurs are going to be a good candidate. read more