Saturday 19 May 2012

History of life on Earth :Prehistoric animals




Dinosaurs
DinosaursDinosaurs were the dominant land animals for 160 million years, making them one of the most successful groups of animals ever. The name dinosaur translates as 'terrible or wondrous lizards' and they certainly evolved in a diverse range of sizes and shapes, from the gigantic plant-eating sauropods to the quick meat-eating tyrannosaurs. They also sported an impressive array of body modifications including horns, scales and crests. So far, the remains of over 1,000 different dinosaur species have been identified from fossils though technically, birds are feathered dinosaurs, meaning dinosaurs are not really extinct at all.

Prehistoric Animals
Dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Diplodocus Ichthyosaur Woolly mammoth Neanderthal Pterosaur Ammonite History of life on Earth

Prehistoric Animals
Dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus, Diplodocus, Ichthyosaur,Woolly mammoth, Neanderthal Pterosaur Ammonite
Big Five extinctions
Permian–Triassic extinction event Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction eventGeological time periods
Jurassic TriassicMass extinction theories
Impact event Flood basaltAncient Earth habitats
Snowball Earth Coal fore