No matter how cute or small many animals today are, they all had an extremely scary, giant appearance in the Mesozoic era.
1. Giant insects, giant rats, giant fish, everything is giant
That’s the truth.
Basically, the Meganeura dragonfly deserves the title of being the largest flying insect of all time known to humans.
In that era, the ancient mouse Phoberomys pattersoni was about the same size as a cow;
2. Why do prehistoric fish have toes?
Why do prehistoric fish have toes?
370 million years ago, during the late Devonian period (Famenne layer), the vertebrate fish Acanthostega appeared.
The most famous species is Ichthyostega, which appeared 365 million years ago, has 7 fingers and is considered the first animal to walk on land.
3. Are there animals with thousands of legs?
Sounds terrible, right?
4. Reptiles originate from amphibians
About 350 million years ago, there were some amphibian species equipped with scales on their bodies to protect against sunlight, so as not to dry out when on land.
5. Early amphipods did not look like frogs at all
As mentioned above, early amphibians were descendants of four-legged fish.
The most prominent is the Eryops species that appeared about 300 million years ago, up to 2 meters long, with a long snout and many sharp teeth.
