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Unthinkable Facts About the Earth Before Dinosaurs

Unthinkable Facts About the Earth Before Dinosaurs

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May 30, 202523m 31s

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Before dinosaurs like the ones in Jurassic Park roamed the Earth, it was a wild place with some serious action going on. Picture a time over 500 million years ago, when life was mostly in the oceans, with weird creatures like trilobites and giant sea scorpions dominating the scene. On land, it was a bit more barren, but eventually, plants started popping up, leading to the rise of insects and amphibians. If you ever watch a documentary about this era, it feels like the Earth's early days were all about setting the stage for the dinosaur takeover. So yeah, long before T-rex ruled, the Earth was already busy getting ready for its biggest stars.


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bluegreen algae species: By Willem van Aken, CSIRO, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35480947

Climatius BW: By Nobu Tamura, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19461320

Cooksonia pertoni: By Smith609, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4126300

Inostranc lati2DB: By Dmitry Bogdanov, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4188086

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Pacific lamprey digging: By USFWS - Pacific Region, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pacific_lamprey_digging_a_nest.webm

Homotelus bromidensis: By James St. John - https://flic.kr/p/pbRKJQ, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40021522

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