Prehistoric animal adaptations

Prehistoric animal adaptations

Students investigate adaptations—changes in body parts or behaviors—that helped prehistoric marine reptiles survive in the Cretaceous period. view resource at National Geographic
Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct

Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct

For more than 10 million years, Megalodon was at the top of its game as the oceans’ apex predator…until 2.6 million years ago, when it went extinct. So what happened to the largest shark in history? video courtesy of PBS Eons
From the Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying

From the Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying

The first era of our current eon, the Paleozoic Era, is probably the most deceptively fascinating time in Earth’s history. With near-constant revolutions in life, punctuated by catastrophic extinctions, it is also one of the most chaotic. video courtesy of PBS...
The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

Reptiles emerged from the Paleozoic as humble creatures, but in time, they grew to become some of the largest forms of life ever to stomp, swim, and soar across the planet. This Age of Reptiles was a spectacular prehistoric epic, and it all took place in a single era:...