12 Amazing Animals That Exist Today That Still Have Dinosaur Traits (13 Photos)

The animal world is a kaleidoscope of amazing samples of nature, which began to emerge many millions of years ago! Dinosaurs today - a distant past that we can touch in museums paleontology or remembering your childhood hobby (for sure, everyone in as a child, I stared at pictures with unimaginable creatures).





But is the past really that far away? scientists, photographers, travelers still find a lot of outlandish and share it with the world. We have collected for you photos of live finds that remind ancient animals!

The flying dragon is a real fantasy dream!



Flying dragons are a genus of lizards that live in Southeast Asia.

The large eared nightjar resembles a small dragon



Fringed turtle (mata-mata)



The turtle resembles a prehistoric animal in its cone-shaped tubercles on the shell and a triangular massive head, which is complemented by a funny proboscis.

Hornbill - a descendant of pterosaurs



cape vulture



The wingspan of this impressive bird reaches two and a half meters!

Royal condor - winged predator



The frilled lizard makes a fuss



This lizard resembles Dilophosaurus, which may have had a similar collar.

Philippine sail lizard



This reptile is also called the Sailing Dragon. She deserved such a name, despite the lack of wings.

Shields (triops)



These freshwater crustaceans have hardly changed the last 70 million years, they can definitely be called the descendants of dinosaurs!

Chinese giant salamander



The largest amphibian in the world reaches almost two meters in length! Unfortunately, this historical animal is on the verge of extinction due to the great popularity of its use in food and medicine.

moray eel



These terrifying fish reach up to one and a half meters in length. TO Fortunately, they live at the bottom and mostly hide in rock crevices.

Cassowaries, a species of the genus Emu



Look at this beautiful and dangerous bird! She really close to dinosaurs, as evidenced by her claws and helmet-shaped outgrowth on the head.