3204: Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs

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

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Explanation

This is one of 62 incomplete explanations: This page was created recently. Don't remove this notice too soon. Silhouettes in "seem like dinosaurs / are not dinosaurs": mososaur, pteranodon, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, ? Silhouettes in "don't seem like dinosaurs / are not dinosaurs": squirrel, stapler, pineapple, human, bicycle If you can fix this issue, edit the page!

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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)
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