3204: Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs
Staplers are actually in Pseudosuchia, making them more closely related to crocodiles than to dinosaurs.
Title text: Staplers are actually in Pseudosuchia, making them more closely related to crocodiles than to dinosaurs.

Explanation

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  • Silhouettes in "seem like dinosaurs / are dinosaurs": stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, diplodocus, velociraptor
  • Silhouettes in "don't seem like dinosaurs / are dinosaurs": penguin, ostrich, stork, pigeon, ?
  • Silhouettes in "seem like dinosaurs / are not dinosaurs": mosasaur, pteranodon, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, ?
  • Silhouettes in "don't seem like dinosaurs / are not dinosaurs": squirrel, stapler, pineapple, human, bicycle

Transcript

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  • Left column: Are dinosaurs
  • Right column: Are not dinosaurs
  • Upper row: Seem like dinosaurs
  • Lower row: Don't seem like dinosaurs

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Discussion

I don't think that's a stork. My guess would be that it's a heron. The bird in the lower right also looks like some sort of shorebird, but I've got no clue. 99.26.146.61 (talk) 19:45, 6 February 2026 (UTC) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

I feel like this comic should be in the explanation https://xkcd.com/1211/ 2600:4041:2E5:B900:66D3:74AD:D92D:356B 20:36, 6 February 2026 (UTC)


Could it have a brief layman's explanation of how/why the top right *aren't* dinosaurs? Y'know beyond just "well, technically..." 91.84.189.119 06:52, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

They are not dinosaurs because dinosaurs are only a subgroup of prehistoric animals living on land. Others are flying or underwater reptiles (don’t know the real names of those), or just plain reptiles who have existed (as a group) for far longer. Dinos are technically named „land reptiles“, but are not reptiles. It’s a bit confusing and this is where my half knowledge ends

2A00:1E:82C2:D401:F4A3:23F3:8A2D:63B1 09:33, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
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