Without dinosaurs, there'd be no Thanksgiving dinner

Science Biology Without dinosaurs, there'd be no Thanksgiving dinner The evolution of today's beloved side dishes took off 66 million years ago. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It's hard to pick a favorite dish on your Thanksgiving plate. But regardless of your selection, there's a decent chance its history can be traced back to one of the most cataclysmic events in Earth's history. "The dinosaurs' absence meant changes in the forest structure-you went from a more open canopy to a more-closed canopy rainforest," explained Mike Donovan, a paleobotanist and the fossil plants collections manager at Chicago's Field Museum .