Hi i need to find the name of the dinosaur that looks like a mouse.... I think it starts with an m or an n but i dunna.... It's for a project, so i need the name asap.. Thanks
2007-04-09 14:26:15 · 7 answers · asked by snoopy.nave 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It might look more like a rodent or something
2007-04-09 14:44:08 · update #1
It might not be a dinosaur, but it came from Jurassic period i kno
2007-04-09 14:52:00 · update #2
Well there is a Dinosaur named Mussaurus patagonicus, literally meaning "mouse lizard" due to its tiny size. Anything that actually looked like a mouse is definitely not a Dinosaur though.
There are several fossil rodents from the Jurassic, but the one that seems to get the book illustrators most excited would be Megazostrodon.
Hope that helps,
2007-04-09 23:38:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dinosaurs aren't mentioned in the Old Testament simply because the writers didn't know about prehistoric matters. The Bible, though called the "Word of God," was nonetheless written by human beings. The only thing that can really be considered some sort of direct quote from God is the Ten Commandments. Everything else is just stories and parables, designed to try to explain the power of God. As such, the writers were limited in their knowledge of science. Even the Creation story was simply a way to try to explain what happened -- good grief, why would God be in a rush to get everything done in six days? It's not like there was an audience of observers that He was trying to impress. :-) Though I follow Judeo-Christian tenets, I don't take the Bible's stories literally. There are a lot of Bible-thumpers here, and a lot of rather rude atheists -- both sides mocking and deriding each other senselessly. For me, God is not only an omnipotent intelligent force but also the very essence of nature and the laws of physics -- far more impressive than just some robe-clad grandfatherly figure perched on a throne.
2016-04-01 06:15:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not aware of a dinosaurus that looks like a mouse. The mousesaurus (sp) not to be confused with the mausisaur is the size of a mouse and is to date (as far as I know) the smallest dinosaur on record. Could this be what you were looking for?
Their were several mammalian insectivorous mammals of both the placental and marsupial variety (in the cretaceas) but no true rodents that I am aware of. I am not sure of their names however. Khalabra has the spelling but the others he mentioned are not true rodents but he did the research so give him the credit!
2007-04-09 14:45:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff Sadler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a tough one. Apart from size, the Ankylosaurus, with your eyes squinted, might look like a mouse in dim light. but I can't think of any other. It was a good deal bigger, though. About the size of a small car.
2007-04-09 14:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "Mousasourus Rex"
2007-04-09 14:49:55 · answer #5 · answered by dad 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mickysaur
lol
2007-04-09 22:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats easy, its the dinomouse, duuh!!!
2007-04-09 14:34:00 · answer #7 · answered by who me? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋