Walking With Monsters Before the Dinosaurs – Episode 2 of Reptiles” “Age Carboniferous Period, 300 million years ago Describe the plant-life and atmosphere of the Earth during this period. What physical changes have reptiles undergone compared to fish, and amphibians that gives them a much greater range on land? Incredibly large arthropods, such as and lived during this Mesothelae, Meganeurid, Arthropleura time. What modern arthropods do they resemble? Mesothelae – Meganeurid – Arthropleura – Why were arthropods able to get so unusually during the carboniferous period? What advantage did the Petrolacosaurus have that allowed it to survive the huge fire? Describe how the climate changed moving into the next time period. Which group of animals did this favor? Why? Early Permian Period, 418 Million Years Ago
Walking With Monsters – Before the Dinosaurs Episode 2 “Age of Reptiles” Carboniferous Period, 300 million years ago Describe the plant-life and atmosphere of the Earth during this period. What physical changes have reptiles undergone compared to fish, and amphibians that gives them a much greater range on land? Incredibly large arthropods, such as Mesothelae, Meganeurid, and Arthropleura lived during this time. What modern arthropods do they resemble? Mesothelae – Meganeurid – Arthropleura – Why were arthropods able to get so unusually during the carboniferous period? What advantage did the Petrolacosaurus have that allowed it to survive the huge fire? Describe how the climate changed moving into the next time period. Which group of animals did this favor? Why? Early Permian Period, 418 Million Years Ago
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