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RE: Scientists Conclude Prehistoric Frog Ate Small Dinosaurs
How small will the dinosaur have been to be able to fit into the mouth of a frog?
I didn't live through history, but we've been made to believe that dinosaurs were huge (even their babies). Science keep getting better.
I remember reading an article of the fossil of a giant frog-like creature discovered. Can't remember where and when though
We are talking hatchling dinosaurs and maybe some of the smaller species. You are correct, when the word dinosaur is mentioned, we tend to imagine gigantic animals. But dinosaurs filled a huge variety of ecological niches; while there were many gargantuan giants, there were also a large number of dinosaurs that were very small, even as adults. Compsognathus (the "compy" of the Jurassic Park films) was only about the size of a crow as an adult; the iconic velociraptor was smaller than a modern turkey. It would have been very easy for a large frog with a massive bite force to feed on the offspring or juveniles of these species. Since there are modern frogs that will occasionally eat birds, it's not unreasonable to imagine one eating a small bird-sized dinosaur.
Thanks a lot for the quick lecture. It was quite expository