"been created with an appearance of age."
Maybe, but you have no observation to base this on. Conjecture, as you'd put it. Not science. Also, what a deceptive God!
"you do not know when dinosaurs existed, which are simply reptiles that grow their whole lives"
We have lots of observations about when they existed. Do you have contrary observations?
"we have forms of them today"
Yes, they're called birds.
"a pre-flood earth where things grew exponentially and much longer (like the Bible says they did), is reasonable"
You have no observation for this, and it is not reasonable. Possible? Sure - but I'll withhold believing that until you can support it with observation, not stories.
"As far as you being a 'Fundie' you have never experience true regeneration, obviously, or you would not have 'fallen away'."
This is a metaphysical logical fallacy. Impressive!
"Christianity does not squelch science"
As I've candidly pointed out, I agree. But bible-babble "Dr.Dino" conjecture is not science.