I'll give you a minute to think about it. Personally, I believe it is a possibility. Let's start off with the facts.
What exactly are dinosaurs?
-first reptiles to live on earth (that we know of)
-plenty of dinosaurs that haven't been discovered yet
-lived 150 million years ago (is that a lot? yes it is)
Let's compare that to dragons.
-many different types of dragons
-reptiles
-have been around throughout history
As you can see they are pretty similar. I bet you're thinking, "different types of dragons? I don't get it!". Different cultures have different 'views' on dragons- the most popular being the 4 legged winged one of the Western world and the 2 legged one of the Eastern world.
Western:
Eastern:
As you can see just from these two, the differences are vast. The same can be said about dinosaurs.
Just think of a Stegosaurus
compared to a Pterodactyl
In these ways, it's obvious to see how the two are similar.
Going to this website, the author (unknown) has compiled a huge list of pictures/depictions of various mythological creatures (including dragons) and dinosaurs throughout the years. Most of them are from the pre-1800's. This goes to show that these beliefs have been around for a long time.
One example is from 1829 by the artist George Howman. The picture is as follows:
The picture is loosely based off of a pterodactyl portrayed as a dragon. As you can see, even artists had an interpretation that dragons and dinosaurs were similar/of the same.
It's stated that these creatures "look a bit like dragons".
Moving on...
It's said that dragons are said to be "based off of dinosaurs". What's to say, because of that, they WERE dinosaurs? Quoted from Ken Ham,
"Globally, there are many ancient descriptions and images of dragons. Interestingly, many of these descriptions and images are similar to drawings and depictions of how scientists believe dinosaurs would have looked."
Are they the same? Let's let you decide. Why or why not? There's no way to know for sure since we don't know for sure what dragons looked like... nor do we know for sure what dinosaurs truly look like. But if we look at the drawings people have of both, it's clear to see that they are similar.
Some links if you'd like to read more about these topics (links in order):
What are dinosaurs: http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaurbasics/a/dinosaur-facts.htm
More about dragons: http://www.livescience.com/25559-dragons.html
Pictures and descriptions of different depictions of dragons and dinosaurs: http://www.strangescience.net/stdino2.htm
Comparing the two: http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/au/were-dinosaurs-dragons
As always, comments and questions are welcome!!!
Thanks for reading!!!
Noelle B.