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5 animals that lived with the dinosaurs and no longer exist today
When we think of the age of dinosaurs, we often picture huge reptiles like Tyrannosaurus rex or long-necked dinosaurs dominating the landscape. But the Mesozoic Era, spanning over 180 million years, wasn't ruled by dinosaurs alone. It was a diverse time that survived with life across oceans, skies, and land. While dinosaurs were indeed the stars of the show, they shared their world with an incredible variety of other creatures, many of which were just as strange, fierce, or interesting.The period was marked by immense evolutionary adaptation. Early mammals were starting to come up, flying reptiles hovered the skies, and the oceans were home to marine giants. These non-dinosaur species evolved alongside their more famous counterparts and played crucial roles in the prehistoric ecosystems. Some of these creatures have similarities to animals we recognize today, while others were completely alien in form and behaviour.Understanding the full picture of life during the dinosaur era helps us appreciate just how complex and diverse the world was millions of years ago. Here are five creatures that lived during the same time as dinosaurs but were not dinosaurs themselves.
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