Every depiction I ever saw of dinosaurs had them as Godzilla green; but how do we know?
2006-12-23 10:57:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It is not a total guess...Scientists have found caves that date back millions of years that have preserved many heiroglyphics that were painted my cavemen themselves. In the pictures some were green and some were not. The ones een in movie such as Godzilla are stereotypes of the main "reptile". Godzilla is said to be gigantic lizard out to eat everyone. Hence Godzilla is green cause it represents a giant lizard. A Tyrannosaurus Rex is typically green bacause of its representation in heiroglyphics.However, not all dinosaurs were green.
2006-12-23 15:23:55 · answer #1 · answered by MUTE M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those who currently reconstruct dinosaurs and create pictures of them do not assume that dinosaurs were green. There are very few examples of preserved dinosaur skin to give us any guidance as to their coloring. Most recently created dinosaur pictures use a wide variety of colors and patterns for the skin; much like the coloring seen in birds, which are probably the closest living relatives to dinosaurs.
2006-12-23 19:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by PoppaJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, as you point out, Godzilla was green, so the would dinosaurs be any different? Think.
2006-12-23 19:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know i not purple?
It is a matter of guess. But most people belive that dinosaurs are green i think some even could be Hot Pink for all the world knows
2006-12-23 19:01:56 · answer #4 · answered by ever_pink_singer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We dont. We assume that since they had very reptile-like features that they were very reptilian colors. Like green and yellow.
Some depictions of raptors were purple and blue.
We really don't know what certain dinosaurs looked like because we could have put certian bones in the wrong place.
2006-12-23 19:00:39 · answer #5 · answered by ¡Free Love! 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They do not know for certain what dinosaurs looked like or sounded like. However, scientists do make educated guesses from the characteristics of present day lizards.
2006-12-23 18:59:51 · answer #6 · answered by inkantra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From their decents, lizards and other reptiles. Most lizards are green so they assume dinosaurs are too.
2006-12-23 21:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by fruit salad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen plenty of depictions to and they aren't all green!
2006-12-23 19:02:47 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Right 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one knows for sure, it is an educated guess. They are often depicted in other colors as well, such as red.
2006-12-23 19:00:33 · answer #9 · answered by gottabuylots 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becaus thats a typical lizard colour.
2006-12-23 18:58:57 · answer #10 · answered by <-tom-> 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋