Did dinosaurs create fossil fuel (black oil)?
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- No, dinosaurs did not produce fossil fuels like oil. Fossil fuels originate from leftovers of ancient plants and tiny animals that existed millions of years before. Over the years, these organic components were buried behind several layers of sand and exposed to extremes of pressure and heat, resulting in the fossil fuels we use nowadays. While dinosaurs existed at the same time as fossil fuels, the huge majority of the reserves of oil and gas were created by much smaller creatures, such as algae and plankton, instead of dinosaur leftovers.
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- No, dinosaurs did not produce fossil fuels like oil. Fossil fuels originate from leftovers of ancient plants and tiny animals that existed millions of years before. Over the years, these organic components were buried behind several layers of sand and exposed to extremes of pressure and heat, resulting in the fossil fuels we use nowadays. While dinosaurs existed at the same time as fossil fuels, the huge majority of the reserves of oil and gas were created by much smaller creatures, such as algae and plankton, instead of dinosaur leftovers.