Who found the dodo bird fossils?

Found by Dutch soldiers around 1600 on an island in the Indian Ocean, the Dodo became extinct less than 80 years later because of deforestation, hunting, and destruction of their nests by animals brought to the island by the Dutch.

Is the dodo in the Natural History Museum real?

There is only one near-complete dodo skeleton that exists, consisting of bones from just one bird, and it has remained unstudied until the twenty-first century. It is extremely rare and valuable, and it is housed in the Durban Natural Science Museum.

Is the dodo bird a dinosaur?

Dodos were flightless birds, rather famously known for becoming extinct in the 16th century, due to humans, dogs and rats. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.

What is the rarest dinosaur in the world?

Elaphrosaur: Rare dinosaur identified in Australia

A fossil unearthed in Australia by a volunteer digger has been identified as a rare, toothless dinosaur that roamed the country 110 million years ago.
The elaphrosaur, whose name means “light-footed lizard”, was related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor.

What is the biggest animal that has ever lived?

the blue whale

What’s bigger argentinosaurus or blue whale?

Yes, while the Argentinosaurus (Argentinosaurus huinculensis) is longer at 115 feet (compared to the blue whales ruler-stretching 89 feet), the long-necked dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous is a lightweight at just a mere 80 or so tons.

What was the largest sea dinosaur?

ichthyosaur

What animal alive today is even bigger than a dinosaur?

Blue whales

Is Blue Whale bigger than Megalodon?

When it comes to size, the blue whale dwarfs even the largest megalodon estimates. It’s believed blue whales can reach a maximum length of 110 feet (34 meters) and weigh up to 200 tons (400,000 pounds!).