What is Saurischia?
Q: What is Saurischia?
A: Saurischia is one of the two orders of dinosaurs.
Q: Who classified dinosaurs into two main orders?
A: Harry Seeley classified dinosaurs into two main orders.
Q: Why were dinosaurs put into different orders?
A: Dinosaurs were put into different orders based on their hip structure.
Q: What are the two orders of dinosaurs?
A: The two orders of dinosaurs are Saurischia and Ornithischia.
Q: Which dinosaurs are considered Saurischians?
A: All carnivorous dinosaurs (the theropods) and the sauropods like Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus are considered Saurischians.
Q: Are birds classified as Saurischians?
A: Yes, birds are classified as a sub-clade of Saurischian dinosaurs in modern classification.
Q: What are the differences between Saurischians and Ornithischians?
A: Saurischians and Ornithischians have differences in the ways bones in the hip are put together.
