How long do dinosaurs live?

Answer 1

ok pick a tense

Answer 2

It’s actually pretty difficult to determine how long dinosaurs would have lived, but there are some methods that can give us a pretty good idea. To figure out things like this, scientists cut cross-sections of dinosaur bones, and then examine them under the microscope. On the inside of the bones are ring-like formations not unlike "tree rings". Like tree rings, these rings indicate different periods of growth in the life of that dinosaur, with smaller circles representing slower growth and wider circles indicating more rapid growth. Often these circles represent certain spans of time, such as a year.
By analyzing these patterns, paleontologists are able to calculate how fast dinosaurs grew.
For example, relatively small dinosaurs like Psittacosaurus would have reached their adult body size in about 8 years, assuming that they don’t fall victim to predators or other things, whereas larger dinosaurs like Apatosaurus may have reached their full size in about 12 years (considering how large Apatosaurus was, this is a lot of growing for such a short amount of time!).
It is probably feasible to say that most of these dinosaurs could live for at least twice the amount of time it took them to reach their adult size. However, some dinosaurs, namely the long-necked sauropods, may have been able to exceed this lifespan by many years, perhaps even being able to live for up to a century or more!
Although we can make educated guesses as to how long certain dinosaurs could live, we can never really be sure about this kind of thing, because fossils cannot often give us enough information.

Answer 3

Not long enough. I believe they have accelerated lifespans, as some empirical evidence has proven. For example, I had this dinosaur egg that I put in my sink and the next day there was a full grown dinosaur there. When I came back later in the day it had gotten all mushy and started to fall apart, but I digress into the realm of fossil fuels.

Answer 4

haha.. 1 person out of how many.. tried to actually answer this question correctly.. i give mad props to the information given on 50-100 year lifespans of the dinosaurs but considering the fact that birds don't live that long, I'm gonna say it was more like 30-40 years of the average dinosaur

Answer 5

Studies of growth patterns from fossilized bones suggest that some of the larger species may have had life spans of 50-100 years.

Answer 6

I don't know how long they lived. Probably most of them didn't live very long. Some of them probably lived for a very long time...turtles do.

Answer 7

until they either have their heads broken off or are stuck in the microwave

Answer 8

About a week, they grow real fast and die quickly. That's why they're all gone.

Answer 9

The correct answer is: Who gives a Fu*k!

Answer 10

i didnt know they were still alive