We are used to thinking that the Age of the Dinosaurs was terminated by events outside their control and that they had neither the intellect nor the flexibility to deal with the climate change associated with a meteor strike. Birds (now viewed to be up-graded mini-dinosaurs) and the apparently more intelligent Mammals inherited the planet. But what should we think about 'dinosaurs' that a) refused to recognise developing climate trends and their responsibility for it; b) showed more concern about accumulating pieces of metal and sheets of paper than changing their behaviour? Welcome to the Anthropocene.
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