Summary To Say That Dinosaurs Are Endotherms

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The reading states that dinosaurs are endotherms and provides three reasons of support. In contrast, the professor explains that scientist have serious problems regarding this issue and mentions that it was not proved, and repudiates each of the author's reasons.

Fisrt, the article claims that dinosaurs fossils have been found in polar regions which just endotherms can live. Conversely, the speaker refutes this point by imaprting that the area where dinosaurs been was warmer than today. He asserts that dinosaurs have maigrated during cold weather and seasons. Another way is that they have used hybernation during winter.

In addition, the passage posits that position of dinosaurs legs realtes exactelly to endotherms which located on underneach.

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