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Dinosaur diets

Plant-eating dinosaurs did not eat grass, because there wasn’t any – so it is thought. During the Mesozoic Era, when the dinosaurs lived, conifers – cone-bearing trees and shrubs – dominated the landscape. They included redwoods, yews, pines, palms, cypress and the monkey puzzle tree. Flowering plants and grass evolved only later.

By the way, a plant does not look like its parents, but will always resemble its grandparents.

02/05/2010 by txtface under factoids.
Tags: animals, dinosaur.

Robert Hootch

man who tha fuck you guys are? freakin go back to tha past people? man deal with tha damn future or fucken present damnit! you guys are all fucked over and gonna die pretty soon. and who gives a fuck about you guys? well later bitches!
Robert

How did you people know that Dinosaurs didn't eat grass? You were that old. How stupid of you people!
ffrr

… I have read in several places [easily found using google] that grass was around at the same time dinosaurs were. Scientists have found traces of silica inside fossilised dinosaur excrement, this indicates that they had consumed grass of one type or another. They may not have eaten it as part of their diet, due to not being able to digest it properly, but they could have easily munched a few mouthfuls when eating other more desirable vegetation.

Apparently grasses appeared soon before dinosaurs became extinct. As for saying grass never existed at that period, where's your proof? Nothing beats scientific fact!
robin

How dumb do you have to be when you can check your history that all animals were at one time plant eaters! look at the Genesis account! That would be your best authority from the Creator Himself. The 'Theory” of evolution only gives you time to put Dinos in or out of the time table where you want to. We have challenged for too long the history of a verifiable source as 'story'. No wonder our kids act like animals now. Go to http://www.answersingenesis.com for many of the questions are answered there.
Not Dumb

hahahahahaha what a joke, genesis is not a legitimate source bud. Evolution is proven, even the pope accepts that
Golumfryingeggs

These theories are based on discovery in the rock formations, as of to date the first ever grass and flower plants are found during the late cretaceous period, say about 80-65 million years ago. No other proof in the ground or in dinosaur stomach or in their Coprolites (feces) suggest that grasses actually existed before that time.

But yes dinosaurs did eat grass but only at the end of their era.