What is the "dinosaur renaissance"?
Q: What is the "dinosaur renaissance"?
A: The "dinosaur renaissance" is a term that refers to the renewed interest in paleontology that began in the 1970s and has continued to the present.
Q: What was the cause of the dinosaur renaissance?
A: The dinosaur renaissance was caused by a great increase in dinosaur discoveries and by new ideas about how they lived.
Q: Who coined the term "dinosaur renaissance"?
A: The term "dinosaur renaissance" was coined by Robert Bakker in a 1975 issue of Scientific American.
Q: Why was John Ostrom's discovery of Deinonychus important?
A: John Ostrom's discovery of Deinonychus was important because it showed that at least some dinosaurs had an active lifestyle and were capable of leaping and slashing or stabbing with their "terrible claw".
Q: What conclusion did some scientists draw from the discovery of Deinonychus?
A: Some scientists concluded that at least some dinosaurs had a high metabolism and were warm-blooded, which challenged the traditional view of dinosaurs as slow, cold-blooded, small-brained reptiles.
Q: Who popularized the idea of warm-blooded dinosaurs?
A: The idea of warm-blooded dinosaurs was popularized by Robert Bakker, who was a student of John Ostrom.
Q: How did the dinosaur renaissance change the public's perception of dinosaurs?
A: The dinosaur renaissance changed how dinosaurs were pictured both by professional illustrators and in the public eye, and challenged the traditional view of them as slow, cold-blooded, small-brained reptiles.
