Dinosaurs got wiped out because they all got too cozy and complacent with their lives. Luckily that will never happen to humans
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I would argue, that orcas are way scarier.
I'd argue sperm whales regularly wrestling colossal squids is also extremely badass.
I'm not even sure the animal depicted is a sperm whale.
Looks like that little fellow
Livyatan is an extinct genus of highly predatory macroraptorial sperm whale, containing one known species: L. melvillei.
Uhm ackshually
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a more fun fact is that Livyatan was almost certainly alive at the same time as Megalodon. Given that modern Orcas regularly prey on Great white sharks, a similar dynamic was probably at play in the late Miocene
I would argue it's the same as a pack of wolves vs. a single bear.
What about salt water crocodiles though?
Crocodiles aren't descended from dinosaurs, they evolved along side them and outlasted them.
Doesn't everything descent from everything else?
What makes them not a dinosaur?
Children of your sister are not your descendants (at least I hope they are not!), although you share a common ancestor with them. All humans share a common ancestor, but not all humans are descended from all other humans.
Crocodiles and dinosaurs (and birds) do share a common ancestor, but that ancestor was neither crocodile, nor a dinosaur.
Does that make sense?
They both share a common ancestor called Archosaur, but then evolved separately. Theres a decent high level description of that here, but the key part is:
Crocodiles and dinosaurs share a deeper connection than most people realize, both belonging to the group Archosauria, which emerged approximately 250 million years ago. This relationship makes crocodiles more closely related to birds (the surviving dinosaur lineage) than they are to other reptiles like lizards and snakes. The archosaur lineage split into two main branches: the Pseudosuchia (crocodile line) and the Avemetatarsalia (dinosaur and pterosaur line). During the Triassic period, both groups flourished and diversified, producing a remarkable array of body forms and ecological adaptations. This shared heritage explains certain similarities between crocodilians and dinosaurs, including their four-chambered hearts, complex respiratory systems, and parental care behaviors—traits that distinguish them from other reptile groups.
Crocodiles are not descendants of dinosaurs the same way you are not a descendant of your brother/sister.
They're not dinosaurs.
Your butthole isn't a dinosaur
That's true, dinosaurs don't have buttholes.
Your butthole does lay eggs tho
Op has never met cassowary in the wild.
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