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The Carboniferous period had vast swamp forests.

🌿 Nature Fact #691

The first land plants appeared over 400 million years ago.

🌿 Nature Fact #690

The Devonian period is sometimes called the Age of Fishes.

📜 History Fact #689

Fossilized footprints provide evidence of dinosaur behavior.

🔬 Science Fact #688

The Tyrannosaurus rex may have had excellent vision.

🔬 Science Fact #687

Some prehistoric marine reptiles hunted in ancient oceans.

🌊 Ocean Fact #686

The largest dinosaurs were plant-eating sauropods.

🔬 Science Fact #685

Smilodon is the scientific name for the saber-toothed cat.

🐾 Animals Fact #684

The Ice Age featured massive glaciers covering large parts of Earth.

🌍 Geography Fact #683

The Permian extinction was the largest mass extinction in Earth's history.

📜 History Fact #682

Archaeopteryx shows characteristics of both dinosaurs and birds.

🔬 Science Fact #681

Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs.

🐾 Animals Fact #680

Some dinosaurs laid eggs in large nesting colonies.

🌿 Nature Fact #679

Fossils form when organisms are preserved in sediment over millions of years.

🔬 Science Fact #678

The first mammals appeared during the age of dinosaurs.

📜 History Fact #677

Megalodon was an enormous prehistoric shark.

🐾 Animals Fact #676

Giant ground sloths once roamed North and South America.

🐾 Animals Fact #675

Saber-toothed cats had elongated canine teeth.

🐾 Animals Fact #674

Ankylosaurus had a heavily armored body and a clubbed tail.

🐾 Animals Fact #673

Spinosaurus is believed to have spent time in water.

🐾 Animals Fact #672

Brachiosaurus had a long neck that allowed it to feed on tall vegetation.

🐾 Animals Fact #671

Stegosaurus had plates along its back that may have helped regulate temperature.

🐾 Animals Fact #670

Velociraptors were covered in feathers.

🐾 Animals Fact #669

Triceratops had a large bony frill that may have helped with defense or display.

🐾 Animals Fact #668

Tyrannosaurus rex had one of the strongest bites of any land animal.

🌿 Nature Fact #667

The Cretaceous period ended with a mass extinction event.

📜 History Fact #666

The Jurassic period is known for the dominance of large dinosaurs.

🌿 Nature Fact #665

The Triassic period marked the first appearance of dinosaurs.

📜 History Fact #664

Plankton form the base of many marine food chains.

🌊 Ocean Fact #663

Hydrothermal vents support unique ecosystems without sunlight.

🌊 Ocean Fact #662

Certain species of jellyfish can revert to earlier life stages.

🔬 Science Fact #661

Sea stars can regenerate lost arms.

🐾 Animals Fact #660

The giant squid lives in deep ocean waters.

🌊 Ocean Fact #659

Some fish can generate electric fields.

🌿 Nature Fact #658

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth's surface.

🌊 Ocean Fact #657

Bioluminescence allows some deep-sea creatures to produce light.

🌿 Nature Fact #656

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to live.

🐾 Animals Fact #655

Coral reefs are built by tiny animals called coral polyps.

🌿 Nature Fact #654

The Persian Empire built a vast administrative system.

📜 History Fact #653

The Code of Hammurabi established early written laws.

📜 History Fact #652

The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 776 BCE.

📜 History Fact #651

Ancient Rome built extensive road networks.

📜 History Fact #650

The Olmec civilization flourished in Mesoamerica.

📜 History Fact #649

The Phoenicians were skilled sailors and traders.

📜 History Fact #648

The ancient Egyptians developed a 365-day calendar.

📜 History Fact #647

The Indus Valley Civilization built advanced drainage systems.

📜 History Fact #646

Ancient Mesopotamia is often called the cradle of civilization.

📜 History Fact #645

The Sumerians developed one of the earliest known writing systems.

📜 History Fact #644

The Great London Beer Flood of 1814 released thousands of gallons of beer into the streets.

📜 History Fact #643

A polar bear once became an official member of a military unit in Norway.

🐾 Animals Fact #642