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Other Prehistoric Life

Dinosaurs weren't the only creatures roaming the earth tens of millions of years ago. Here's a look at the other flora and fauna of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Eras, including insects, plants, and aquatic and land animals.
Trilobites: The Dinosaurs of the Arthropod Family
Millions of years before the dinosaurs, trilobites ruled the earth's oceans. Here's a brief description of these unique creatures, and why their fossils are so important to paleontologists.
www.trilobites.info
An exhaustive guide to trilobites, with numerous pictures.
Plant Evolution
A broad overview of plant evolution, from cyanobacteria to flowering plants.
Archaebacteria
An overview of archaebacteria, which arose billions of years before the dinosaurs and prosper in extreme conditions.
A Very Nervous Mammal
A tiny tree shrew that lived 130 million years ago--smack in the middle of the Dinosaur Age--could be the ancestor of all humans.

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