Dinosaurs, however, have never fallen out of favor. Such attention is well deserved because dinosaurs are widely recognized to have ruled the continents for over 150 million years. There is no single, all-encompassing answer, but we can offer a few explanations.
Dinosaurs inspire the imaginations of young and old alike.
For many youngsters, like we once were, these magnificent animals represent our first introduction to science. The immense size of many dinosaurs, their strange appearance, and incredible age all contribute to their mystique. They seem to be both stranger and larger than life, like monsters out of science-fiction stories, but their fossilized bones prove that they really lived. The events of their lives were every bit as real and vital as our own. Our curiosity about dinosaurs drives us to want to know everything about them.