Dinos ruled Earth for 165 million years. Mighty Tyrannosaurus rex was the king of the jungle, while Velociraptor darted across deserts. Humans never crossed paths with dinos. But we’ve long been fascinated by them. Countless movies have been made about these incredible creatures.
But movies don’t always tell the truth when it comes to dinosaurs. In fact, some things are completely made up.
Lara Sciscio is a scientist who studies dinosaurs. She and other experts examine fossils to learn how the animals really looked and behaved. Sometimes what they find goes against what we see in movies.
So what dino myths should we unlearn? We asked Sciscio to set the record straight.