What if~The Dinosaurs didn't go extinct?

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for around 150 Million years, that is until they all went extinct by the Chixulub meteor which hit the Yucatan Peninsula 65 million years ago.

But what if the Chixulub meteor didn't hit the Earth and wipe out the Dinosaurs, so what if in an alternate reality the Dinosaurs didn't go extinct? This is what this page will try to cover. Now, this will not be like my other alternate scenario pages, so no historical context.

## Prelude

As we know that the Chixulub Meteor that hit 65 Million Years ago, but what you may or may not know that the Chixulub Meteor was only one of 2 factors that was caused the Dinosaurs to go extinct.

At around the same time of the Chixulub Meteor, on the Indian Plate (which makes up modern India and the Himalayas) a huge upsurge of volcanic activity occurred which also blackened the Earth's atmosphere. Now nobody knows for sure which had the stronger effect, but this double disaster could cause the extinction of the Dinosaurs.

## What if?

Now, let's say the Chixulub Meteor misses the Earth, and the volcanic activity on the Indian Plate wasn't as bad as it was in our reality, and the Dinosaurs survived. In the short term, the Dinosaurs would still roam the Earth.

But there is one thing you need to understand that during the Mesozoic Era (when the Dinosaurs existed), the Earth was going through changes in the continents.

In the Triassic Period, all of the Earth's continents were joined together (Pangea) and the Earth was one giant jungle which was perfect for the Dinosaurs, but by the Cretaceous Period the continents were moving into the positions they occupy today, this created colder and drier conditions in some parts of the world, which can be difficult for the Dinosaurs to live.

So how would the Dinosaurs survive these harsher conditions that they would get used to in this alternate reality. Well, a lot of Paleontologists today have concluded that Dinosaurs may not have been cold-blooded like modern reptiles, but Luke-warm blooded so the Dinosaurs may have a difficult time with the colder conditions.

So, what would happen to the Dinosaurs if they were to survive all the way to the Ice Age? Well, a good number of them would die off, but not go extinct especially those that still live in the warmer climates that were not affected during the Ice Age.

The other burning question is what would happen to Mankind, well our history would be very different. With the Dinosaurs still around in this alternate reality, mankind would not be able to build their civilization as we know it. No tools, no cities, no, nations, no organized religion. That all came to be because the Dinosaurs went extinct in our reality. Would Mankind be prey for the carnivorous Dinosaurs, hard to say. This isn't Jurassic Park here, and the Dinosaurs are not your typical Hollywood Movie Monsters here, and Paleontologists can't conclude that if Dinosaurs feasted on Mammalian Flesh and blood or not. If Mankind were to exist alongside Dinosaurs, it would be more than likely to be confined to East Africa and never would've had the chance to build civilization especially as we know it, that means no buildings, no cities, no technology that is further than stone tools and weapons, no organized religion, nothing of the sort. Mankind would more than likely be stuck in the stone age.

That'll do it for this page, what do you think could happen if the Dinosaurs didn't go extinct? Don't forget to check out my Games and Movies wikis too. Until next time, this is JohnnyOTGS signing out.