What is the difference between Dinosaur and Dragon?

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  • Dinosaurs are creatures that existed many thousands of years ago, whereas, dragons are mythical creatures that were supposed to expel fire from their mouths, and were able to fly

  • Dragons are mythical creatures whereas dinosaurs once existed.

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  • Dinosaurs once lived all over the world . Dragons only live in your mind .

  • Dinosaurs are real creatures that lived millions of years ago. There is physical evidence of this. Dragons are myths from stories, but they do look like dinosaurs. So many believe the myths were based on dinosaurs,

  • Kids may confuse a ''dragon'' as a type of dinosaur. Dragon exist only in stories and myths .However, dinosaurs were once real creatures.

  • A dragon is partly a myth,even now there exist a comodo dragon but still it is a real animal. On the other hand,a dragon exist way back before the human race grow in population and it is not myth.

  • Dragons are mythological creature , meaning they are imaginary, while Dinosaurs were real creatures that existed on the earth millions of years ago. We have found fossils from dinosaurs, while there is no proof that Dragons ever existed. They are not real while Dinosaurs are. That is the main difference between them.

  • Dragon exist only in stories and myth while dinosaurs where once real creatures Again, Dinosaurs do not breath fire while dragons have the the ability to fly. Dragons were smarter than dinosaurs. Dragons lives with humans in the legends.

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    A dragon is not a real animal and a dinosaur was a real animal that roamed the earth millions of years ago. Dragons are a sign of luck in some cultures.

  • Hello Jenny, here are a few differences between dragons and dinosaurs; Firstly, Dragons are mythical creatures meanwhile dinosaurs have been proven to exist but sadly are extinct; Adding to that; 1) Dragons spit fire, dinosaurs don't. 2) Dragons fly, dinosaurs don't 3) Dinosaurs have scales on their bodies, while dragons have feathers. Hope this helps. And feel free to contact me in case you need further help or an explanation.😊

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