Did Dinosaurs Exist?

The Bible and Evidence

1. Dinosaurs were created after their kind (no intermediates)

2. Dinosaurs and people lived at the same time

The Biblical model makes two claims:

Origin of Dinosaurs

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creepth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. . . . And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1:25, 31

Biblical Model

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Day 1Day 1

Day 2Day 2

Day 3Day 3

Day 4Day 4

Day 5Day 5

Day 6Day 6

Earth, light, darknessEarth, light, darkness

AtmosphereAtmosphere

Dry land, seas, plants, fruit, treesDry land, seas, plants, fruit, trees

Sun, moon, starsSun, moon, stars

Fish, sea creatures, and birdsFish, sea creatures, and birds

Animals, humans (Adam and Eve)Animals, humans (Adam and Eve)

The Days of Creation

• The average size was about the size of a small pony• Seismosaurus and Argentinosaurus were over 100 feet

long and weighed about 100 tons

Blue whale 200 tons

Ultrasaurus 100 tons, over 100 feet longBrachiosaurus 55 tons, 75 feet longTyrannosaurus 8 tons, 20 feet tallAfrican elephant 5 tons

Ultrasaurus 100 tons, over 100 feet longBrachiosaurus 55 tons, 75 feet longTyrannosaurus 8 tons, 20 feet tallAfrican elephant 5 tons

Supersaurus 100 tons, 130 feet longSupersaurus 100 tons, 130 feet long

How Big Were Dinosaurs?

The Ark was BIG!450 feet long 75 feet wide 45 feet tall450 feet long 75 feet wide 45 feet tall

How could Noah put all the BIG How could Noah put all the BIG dinosaurs on the Ark?dinosaurs on the Ark?

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. (Genesis 6:20)

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. (Genesis 6:20)

Dinosaurs were on the Ark and they came off the Ark

Dinosaurs were on the Ark and they came off the Ark

Dinosaurs on the Ark

Not All Dinosaurs Were BIGA small dinosaur

CompsognathusKomp-sog-NAY-thus

Height: 24 inchesLength: 40 inchesWeight: 8 pounds

Height: 24 inchesLength: 40 inchesWeight: 8 pounds

Could 2 of Everything Fit In The Ark?

Dimensions Given in the Bible= 140,000 sq feet.Equivalent to 569 Railroad Boxcars.638 Named Dinosaurs, but only 55 Kinds.Allowing for Extinct Animals, 35,000Would Fit in 150 Boxcars or Less Than 1/3.Food and Water would take 25%

LeviathanOut of his mouth go burning lamps,

and sparks of fire leap out.Job 41:19

Chemical storage chamber

Chemical storage chamber

Sparks of FireSparks of Fire

Bombardier Beetle

Are Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Bible?

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. . . .

He moveth his tail like a cedar . . .

His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

He is the chief of the ways of God;

Job 40:15-18Job 40:15-18

Many traditions of large dinosaur-like creatures

Ancient drawings (petroglyphs)

Dinosaurs and People

Dinosaurs and People

Petroglyph discovered in Havai Supai Canyon Arizona

Petroglyph discovered in Havai Supai Canyon Arizona

Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

They changed (evolved) into birdsThey changed (evolved) into birds

What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

People ate the dinosaurs

Dinosaurs: A testimony to

God’s Greatness