What came before the dinosaurs?

In fact, hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs ruled, life existed on Earth in the form of some interesting and strange creatures. Way back then, during what scientists call the Carboniferous period, Earth was covered in hot, humid swamps and rainforests. read more

Dinosaurs weren't the first reptiles to prosper on land. Discover the terrestrial life that ruled from the Carboniferous to the middle Triassic periods. Dinosaurs weren't the first reptiles to prosper on land. read more

Before the dinosaurs there was a plethora of life including fish, trilobites, lungfish, amphibians, and plenty more. In the Proterozoic era (2 billion to 650 million years ago) there was an assortment of single-celled and simple multi-celled creatures. read more