Scientists are trying to find a location suitable for dinosaurs
Special telescopes could be used to detect conditions on other planets similar to the era of dinosaurs. A new study claims that a real Jurassic World may currently exist, but only on another planet.
Scientists have suggested that alien life may actually resemble the Jurassic period on Earth. Dinosaur-like creatures may have evolved on another planet and may be living right now — you just need to find them by looking for planets with high levels of oxygen in their atmosphere.
Planets far from Earth may be home to species resembling Earth's dinosaurs, and humans may now have methods to find them, according to a new study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
< p>Scientists have noted that the elemental composition of the Earth today — this is what was used to compare other planets for signs of life.
“The light signature of modern Earth has been our template for identifying potentially habitable planets, but there was a time when that signature was even more pronounced.” in the age of dinosaurs,” — comments study author Lisa Kaltenegger in a statement to The Sun.
It is explained that during the time of the dinosaurs, Earth had more oxygen, about 30 percent, which allowed complex creatures to grow. Today, oxygen levels on Earth have leveled off to 21 percent.
The researchers say these high oxygen levels may be key to understanding what kind of life exists on the distant planet, noting that special telescopes could be used to detect conditions similar to those experienced by dinosaurs millions of years ago.
One clue that scientists can find is that the planet was in the Phanerozoic stage, which would allow the planet to host large and complex life forms.
“Phanerozoic— «It's only the very last 12 percent or so of Earth's history, but it covers almost all of the time when life was more complex than microbes and sponges,» — Cornell University scientist Rebecca Payne told The Sun. She added that «this gives hope that maybe it will be a little easier to find signs of life.» even large and complex — in other parts of space.»
According to Lisa Kaltenegger, the search for planets with higher oxygen content could lead to the discovery of interesting life forms.
“I hope we find some planets that now have more oxygen than Earth, because that will make the search for life a little easier, — Kaltenegger said — and, who knows, maybe there are other dinosaurs waiting to be found.»
The new hypothesis will encourage scientists to be more open about the different geological stages the planet may be in and the different shapes the lives that are associated with it.
Scientists involved in the study suggest that these life forms could even be “creatures as large and diverse as the megalosaurs or microraptors that once roamed the Earth.” ;.
The decisive step in the search for the real “Jurassic World” will be the discovery of exoplanets. Scientists have identified thousands of such planets beyond the solar system using telescopes such as Kepler and TESS. Some of them are in the “habitable zone” stars where conditions may be suitable for life as we know it.