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Sharks are more ancient than dinosaurs

What's What Team8 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Sharks are ﬁsh which have cartilages rather than bones. These ﬁsh evolved earlier than dinosaurs, which were reptiles. The fossil records show that sharks existed about 400 million years ago. Dinosaurs were found during the Triassic period, i.e. about 225 million years ago.

Existence of dinosaurs predates existence of the Alps

What's What Team9 years ago9 years ago01 mins

The Rockies and Alps are fold mountains which were formed due to the pushing up of the tectonic plates. This event happened about 30 to 40 million years ago. The dinosaurs roamed the Earth more than 65 million years ago, many million years before the existence of the Rockies or the Alps.

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Sharks are more ancient than dinosaurs

Existence of dinosaurs predates existence of the Alps