After the dinosaurs went extinct, why did they not return over time through evolution?

Question

I never learned much about evolution, so please do explain it like I’m 5

In: Biology

Answer 1

evolution is unlikely to work the same way a second time, due to changed conditions, climate, other competition from different species etc.

It would be like throwing a can of paint at the wall and getting an interesting pattern, then throwing a different can of paint on a wall that had been largely demolished and expecting the same pattern.