These skeletal features separated dinosaurs from other ancient reptiles such as Dimetrodon, the plesiosaurs, and pterosaurs. Fossil mammals, like mammoths and “saber-toothed tigers” (e.g., Smilodon), are also often incorrectly called dinosaurs.
These skeletal features separated dinosaurs from other ancient reptiles such as Dimetrodon, the plesiosaurs, and pterosaurs. Fossil mammals, like mammoths and “saber-toothed tigers” (e.g., Smilodon), are also often incorrectly called dinosaurs.