How Did Dinosaurs Actually Go Extinct?

I am sure you have heard many conspiracy theories, but have you heard any about dinosaur extinction? Per our knowledge, the dinosaurs went extinct due to what was most likely a massive 6-mile-wide asteroid that hit the earth. Although, there are many conspiracy theories that go against that. Some of the conspiracy theories about the dinosaurs going extinct include: all the dinosaurs got a disease and died, too many males, and aliens invaded and killed them all. Though there are plenty more conspiracy theories about dinosaur extinction, I think that the disease and too many males are the most believable ones. 

The conspiracy theory about the disease is pretty self explanatory. The entire dinosaur species had caught the disease and died from it. In order for this to happen, the herbivore dinosaurs would have had to get the disease from the plants, which would infect their blood and cause them to have a slow, painful death. The carnivores would feed off of the herbivores not knowing of their disease, and it would kill them. I think that this conspiracy theory is believable and could have possibly happened. Though I think that the disease would have to be deadly in order to completely wipe out the entire dinosaur species. 

The other conspiracy theory about the dinosaurs going extinct is that there were too many males. This conspiracy theory is based around the thought that climate change from volcanic activity could determine the gender of the dinosaurs in their embryo stage developing in the eggs, which according to this conspiracy theory would be males. The males would have had a tough time trying to find a mate, causing the reproduction to slow down and eventually make the dinosaurs extinct. I think that this conspiracy theory is a little out there because I am not really sure if climate change would be able to alter the gender of a dinosaur. After reading through multiple conspiracy theories about dinosaurs going extinct, I still believe that an asteroid is what most likely caused the dinosaur species to go extinct.

 

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Climate Change Killed The Dinosaurs. 'Drastic Global Winter' After Asteroid  Strike, Say Scientists

         Illustration of dinosaurs looking at the asteroid entering earth.

 

Have you ever heard of conspiracy theories about dinosaur extinction?

 

Do you believe in either of these conspiracy theories? Or any other ones?



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  • Well done Maci!

  • I guess the only conspiracy theory I have heard about dinosaurs going extinct was that a aestroid hit the Earth. I don't know how they really went extinct and i'm not sure if anybody really does. I never really thought too deeply about what really happened, I just thought they all died.

  • I have not really heard any other conspiracy theories about the dinosaurs extinction, but even if I did I would still not believe it. A lot of conspiracy theories come from stories that aren't that believable. however an astroid killing all dinosaurs I think is pretty realistict. 

  • I have heard many conspiracy theories about dinosaurs extinction and personally I don't think anyone knows what they are talking about. Dinosaurs were alive a long time ago and obviously none of us were alive then and carbon dating I think isn't accurate. Therefore, I don't think anyone knows what happened to the dinosaurs.

  • The only conpiracy theory I heard was just dinosaurs getting hit by a meteor and that was what I was tought.  I think it makes since because there is a mark on the Earth that was possibly made from a meteor and said to wipe off everything from this planet. 

  • The only conspiracy theory that I have heard about dinosaurs going extinct is that an aestroid hit the Earth. I guess I don't really know how they went extinct or if I believe any of them. I guess I kind of just thought that they all died and just went extinct. 

    • Before I researched for my forum post, the theory about the asteroid hitting the earth and killing off the dinosaurs was the only theory I had heard about. I don't really believe in any conspiracy theories other than the ones that have clear evidence that supports it.

  • Yes the main theory I have heard of is that astroid hitting the earth and destroying all of these creatures. Killing most of them leaving them dead and people figuring out what they look like becuase of people finding bones.

  • The only "conspiracy" ive heard about the dinosaurs going extinct in the Big Band Theory. I don't really belieave in conspiracy theories becasue you don't know if its the truth or if it's a lie so I just don't think about it.

  • I have heard about a super volcanoe blowing up and wiping out a lot of the dinosaurs with obviously the heat and the amount of carbon dioxide put into the atmosphere killing all the dinosaurss. I have also heard about how a lot of dinosaurs died from tar pits which I don't exactly believe because all the tar pits in the world couldn't cause an extinction level event. I honestly have no clue what happened to the dinosaurs. The asteroid one seems the most tangible theory but an asteroid that big wiping out most of the life on Earth and there being no crater or evidence for it is just unrealistic.

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