Did dragons once exist?
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It is hard to prove and/or disprove the existence of dragons because, they are cryptozoids.  Perhaps they did once exist, and perhaps they still do (komodo dragons?...bad joke).  They might just were very highly evolved over-grown flying lizards with the abilities of breath fire, ice or acid.  The again, we cannot be sure of anything.\n\nTo me the world's cultures all share some form of beliefs in the exitence of dragons in their ancient past; thus, perhaps those beliefs were not myths...who knows?  Technically, there are two types of dragons: serpent dragons (Asian) and griffin dragons (Western).
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Sadly, there are no dinosaurs left living today.  All evidence indicates that they completely died out 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period.\n\nThere is some evidence to indicate that birds are descended from one branch of the dinosaurs (not everyone agrees on this), and so in some sense it could be said that dinosaurs are not truly extinct, but that's like saying that since we're still around the Australopithecines are not extinct.  \n\nThe animals that bear the characteristic features that lead them to be classified as dinosaurs are indeed extinct.\n\nCrocodiles and alligators are somewhat related to the ancestors of the dinosaurs, but are not and never were dinosaurs themselves.  They share some of the features of the dinosaurs (teeth set in socketed roots in the jaw etc.), and are the most 'advanced' reptiles alive today, but they are not dinosaurs.\n\nThere are some who claim that creatures such as the Loch Ness Monster ('Nessie') are Plesiosaurs that somehow managed to survive for millions of years, but there is very little evidence to suggest that Nessie actually exists, and even if she did, Plesiosaurs were not Dinosaurs.  They're Plesiosaurs, a totally different lineage with considerably divergent skull morphology from the Dinosaurs.\n\nThere is a creature rumoured to exist deep in the jungles of the Congo, known as Mkele Mbembe.  Descriptions of Mkele Mbembe sound as though they might (might) be describing a small sauropod Dinosaur of some kind.  If Mkele Mbembe exists (doubtful), and it turns out that it is indeed a living Dinosaur (also doubtful) then we would have a living Dinosaur still on the planet, and we'd have to try and figure out why no Dinosaur fossils have shown up anywhere on Earth in that 65 million year span.
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There is no way we can prove that they weren't, but there is absolutely no evidence that they were.\n\nThis is what is called an "Argument from Ignorance", and it is completely logically invalid. We could apply the same argument to show that the huricanes that struck the USA last year were caused by dragons or leprechauns.\n\nAlthough there is no evidence to suggest that leprechauns or dragons did cause the hurricanes there is no way that we can prove that they did not.\n\nWhat science does in these cases is apply Occam's razor. We can invoke the idea the global wamring of less than 1oC has increased the incidence of hurricanes, or we can go with the far simpler idea that it is simply random variation. Science demands that we go with random variation until we have some evidence to the contrary.\n\nBy applying Occam's razor we also get to rule out dragons, leprechaun's, pixies and the wrath of God as explanations. It is by the rigorous applictaions of these logical principles that science has allowed us to learn so much about the world. We can't just discard them when we want to see evidence of the effecst of global warming.
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No one knows if dinosaurs existed, what we know is that fossils of dinosaur bones exist.  The sensible explanation is that dinosaurs did exist and their bones became fossils, but why do you care about what is sensible?  According to the bible the earth was created in 6 days, that is wrong to.  The only time the bible is right is by accident.  Snakes use to talk in the bible.  You have to admit the bible leaves a lot out.  Like if Adam and Eve had 2 sons, and no daughters, where did Cain and Abel's wives come from?
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Maybe not in the way we think they did. but yes i think they did. maybe back when there where dinosaurs. i think those are the closest to "dragons".
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Yes.\nI initially was going to talk about the Komodos from Indonesia, and also about crocodiles and alligators, but the best most interesting answer is here:\n\nhttp://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/redmond/23/dragon.html\n\nI do not copy the material as to not plagerize their material, but well worth checking out on this concept.
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not sure about lochness monster.. i think it does exist yes because.. dragon exist also and i have a picture to prove it
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So much info out there about your question.  Get a hold of a book by Ken Ham.......Dinosaurs and the Bible.  \n(creation scientists believe that dinosaurs were called dragons before the word dinosaur was invented in the 1800s.........)Dragons are mentioned in the Bible. It's very interesting.
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Hylonomus lyelli and Paleothyris are the oldest-known true egg-laying reptiles. Their fossils have been found in 310,000,000-year-old coal deposits in Joggins, Nova Scotia. They were about 8 inches long in adulthood and looked like modern lizards. \n\nI couldn't pick them out of a lizard lineup, personally.
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True and False.\n\nTrue they existed.  False that they existed "millions of years ago"
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sure they were, this is clear because of the evidence we've got from geology. the bones we've found don't lie. but something you should notice, and that is dinosaurs were not all huge wild animals, they were just a kind of animals, including all sizes and all behaviours. also it is believed that some of the animals living nowadays are the children of ancient dinasaurs.
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No.\n\nIf you examine the representations of dragons over time, you can watch them change.  European dragons become increasingly snake-like in their description, until the earliest descriptions are essentially exaggerated traveller's tales of large African snakes.  Fire breathing wasn't added until much later, after dragons came to be identified with Satan in mideval mythology.\n\nChinese dragons are based on the Chinese alligators.  When the alligators exhale, they sometimes blow out a mist of water left in their nostrils, looking like a little cloud.  This was included in pictures of the alligators and the "celestial" alligators of Chinese mythology.  (Basically, all animals had a magical counterpart.)  Pictures of the clouds became exaggerated over time, as the body of the "dragons" became longer.\n\nNumerous animals have been called dragons (leafy sea dragons, komodo dragons, bearded dragons, dragonflies, etc.) but those were all named for the dragon myths, not vice-versa.
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Since dragons don't actually exist a lot of ways are possible.\n\nOn the other hand, some beetles combine chemicals to make an acid like sting. So, I would think a similar process would work for fire: two chemical are formed in separate organs, and when the dragon fires they are combined and ignite.
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komodo dragon i think? but then i'd never heard of the other one. although...the person that wrote dinosaur is right to an extent...although they're not really lizards. another although coming up...trying to think...can't...going...out...:) i'm going to answer more of your questions. :)
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Maybe, maybe not...\n\nhttp://www.alien-ufos.com/forum/showthread.php?p=130590\n\nNote especially the biblical references to dragons...
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There does not seem to be any subspecies.  Like dogs, they have a very wide variety, but all forms can cross-breed.  At last known count by the Society to Prevent Misinformation on Dragons, there are currently 213 breeds.  One of these is very small (you could almost put it in your pocket) and almost as clear as glass.  The largest variety is the black dragon, one of which was seen having to fold it's wing tightly as it flew under the Gateway Arc in St. Louis.
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Technically dinosaurs were not even known to have exist until the first evidence was discovered in either the 18th or 19th century. In the book of Genesis note: not to be interepted literally!! It states ( after the life in the sea,animals on land) Sorry I can't quote exactly however; look at all the animals that exist. The Bible would be a LONG book!