Amphibians have been evolving for nearly 400 million years, the first ever discovered fossil of theirs dating back 368 million years during the late-Devonian period. Since then, they have evolved into about 8,600 different species and subspecies currently recognized by science, with more and more new species discovered each and every year. Over 6,000 of…
Roughly 400 million years ago the first four-legged fish swam out of the ocean and walked onto land, breathing oxygen from our atmosphere for the very first time. These became the ancestors of all land-dwelling animals today, including us humans, and Florida tree frogs, which we’ll be learning about in todays piece. The most commonly…
Chameleons have dwelled this world for some time now, the oldest of their fossils dating back 60 million years during the Paleocene period. Scientists have decided to call this first ever discovered species Anqingosaurus Brevicephalus. Since then, they have evolved into over 150 different types of chameleons that still exist in the world today. With…
Roughly 400 million years ago the first four-legged fish swam out of the ocean and walked onto land, breathing oxygen from our atmosphere for the very first time. These animals became the ancestors of all land animals today, including humans, and including amphibians. The oldest fossil of a frog ever found dates back 250 million…
Turtles are some of the world’s oldest creatures, first showing up in our fossil records around 230 million years ago, though many scientists believe they could have existed long before that. In fact, some believe they date as far back as 300 million years during the Carboniferous period. Turtles were much, much different back then….
Did you know?: Many people mistake frogs for toads, and toads for frogs? It’s true, and it’s easy to see why, as the two species have striking resemblances to one another. Their body structures are more or less the same, and they both spawned from the same ancestors roughly 300 million years ago. It is…
Turtles are some of the oldest creatures on planet earth, first showing up in our fossil records around 230 million years ago during the late Triassic, though many scientists believe they could have come about long before that. In fact, some believe they date as far back as 300 million years during the Carboniferous period….
Centipedes are one of the very first animals to ever come about on our beloved planet, showing up in our fossil records as far back as 430 million years during the late-Silurian period. This means they pre-date dinosaurs by over 200 million years, and they’ve been quite successful in out-living them. It is believed that…
Eels first show up in our fossil records during the mid-Cretaceous period dating back to roughly 100 million years ago, meaning they’re more or less dinosaurs that managed to survive the latest mass extinction. Dragon Moray Eel Facts They’ve evolved into over 800 known species that still exist today, classified into 19 families and 111…
Lizards are first known to have come into this world during the late-Permian period, dating back to between 240-and-260 million years ago. It is believed that geckos separated their lineage from other lizards between 180-and-225 million years ago. The Gecko genera is made up of five subfamilies, including of course, the leopard gecko, a favorite…
Eels first show up in the fossil record dating back to 100 million years ago during the mid-Cretaceous period, and have evolved into over 800 known species that still exist today, which are classified into 19 families and 111 different genera including Conger eels. They’re not generally hostile toward humans unless threatened, but should you…
Wasps first appear in the fossil records dating back to roughly 240 million years ago during the mid-Triassic period, and have evolved into over 30,000 species that still exist today. One of these species is nicknamed ‘The King of Sting’ due to its potent venom and incredibly painful sting, the executioner wasp, or scientifically known…