#3204: Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs
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[A 2x2 chart where each of the four quadrants contains five silhouettes. These depict various animals, a few objects, and a human. Above each column and to the left of each row there are a label:]
[Left column:] Are dinosaurs
[Right column:] Are not dinosaurs
[Upper row:] Seem like dinosaurs
[Lower row:] Don't seem like dinosaurs
[Here follows a list of what are in each of the four quadrants:]
[Top left (seem like dinosaurs, are dinosaurs):]
[Stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, diplodocus, and velociraptor.]
[Top right (seem like dinosaurs, are not dinosaurs):]
[Mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon.]
[Bottom left (don't seem like dinosaurs, are dinosaurs):]
[Penguin, egret, falcon, pigeon, and ostrich.]
[Bottom right (don't seem like dinosaurs, are not dinosaurs):]
[Squirrel, stapler, bicycle, human (here depicted as Cueball), and potted plant.]
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Staplers are actually in Pseudosuchia, making them more closely related to crocodiles than to dinosaurs.