In the depths of our hearts, we are grateful for the fact that prehistoric monsters died out millions of years ago, leaving us a legacy of this amazing planet. However, some facts about dinosaurs make us regret that they disappeared. 5 . Dinosaur eggs were colorful ![10-udivitelnyx-faktov-ob-iskopaemyx-zhivotnyx_7-600x419.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmY1DBvhiYJ18ZQRHzPUX1Z4nNczG7H4mqCR3t3FtS35qM/10-udivitelnyx-faktov-ob-iskopaemyx-zhivotnyx_7-600x419.jpg) Dinosaurs were much more vivid than they are shown in movies. And even eggs they carried colorful. For example, the eggs of the oviraptor were colored in soothing green-blue tones. The age of such a discovery made in China is about 67 million years. 4 . Synapsides could not sleep at night ![10-udivitelnyx-faktov-ob-iskopaemyx-zhivotnyx_4-600x401.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcE9r844t1xVZ9iXA6tKXFk2s8XNufi9NbypysVWp4dSU/10-udivitelnyx-faktov-ob-iskopaemyx-zhivotnyx_4-600x401.jpg) About 300 million years ago, before the advent of dinosaurs, the Earth was inhabited by synapsides - the ancestors of mammals with features of lizards. Preserved okolaglaznye bone rings of these creatures allowed scientists to judge their nightlife. What is very strange: the first mammals began to hunt at night, in order to avoid meeting with dinosaurs. 3. Rodic ti-rex and flies did not offend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQHw00TqgRw The newly discovered Chilesaurus diegosuarezi is cousin to a formidable tyrannosaur, although his appearance evokes a smile rather than horror. And that's right: after all, the ti-rex kinsman was a convinced vegetarian. And the largest representative of the species reached ridiculous 3 meters in length. 2. The ancient snakes had legs ![10-udivitelnyx-faktov-ob-iskopaemyx-zhivotnyx_3-600x400.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPMq3HFTFw5f145fNDzoakmq8xpPi1KmBViiCcFrhQN8v/10-udivitelnyx-faktov-ob-iskopaemyx-zhivotnyx_3-600x400.jpg) All the snakes, who lived in the humid southern climate about 130 million years ago, differed little from the modern heirs. 1 . Early birds resembled bats ![10-udivitelnyx-faktov-ob-iskopaemyx-zhivotnyx_2-600x401.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaNaZamx1rP93X8Q7z162Npejo5eC9jhA3i5PmVddNmYZ/10-udivitelnyx-faktov-ob-iskopaemyx-zhivotnyx_2-600x401.jpg) Yi qi or "strange wing" - as the creature who lived in the second half of the Jurassic period called it paleontologists. His long fingers were covered with a membrane, which made the creature look like a modern bat.