Tag: dinosaurs

How did dinosaurs become extinct?

Post author By Konstantina Louka
Post date September 16, 2020

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles that appeared about 250 million years ago at the beginning of the Triassic period and dominated the Earth during the Jurassic and the Cretaceous period. However, they suddenly vanished from the face of the Earth after a nearly 200 million years’ presence, at the end of the Cretaceous […]

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Animals

Crocodiles vs Alligators

Post author By Konstantina Louka
Post date September 12, 2020

Do you use the words “crocodile” and “alligator” interchangeably? Do you think they are the same animals with a different name or with just a few differences? Let’s find out how to distinguish them. Crocodiles and Alligators are reptiles that belong to the order Crocodilia, so when you refer to crocodiles, you probably mean Crocodilia. […]

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Animals

Meet the tuatara

Post author By Konstantina Louka
Post date September 9, 2020

Tuatara are reptiles belonging to the species Sphenodon punctatus. Biologists are very interested in this animal due to its uniqueness and history. Tuatara look like lizards, but they are much more different. They are the only surviving members of the order Rhynchocephalia, which was represented by many species around the world, about 200 million years ago, […]