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Walking With Monsters Parts 1-3

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What was the evolutionary landmark for the Onomalocaris?
First eyes and first super-predator.
What was the evolutionary landmark for Hynerpeton?
First complex lungs.
What was the evolutionary landmark for the Petrolacosaurus?
First complex heart.
What crashed into earth and became our moon?
Theia.
In what period did the Onomalocaris and the Haikouchthys live in?
The Cambrian Period.
Who was our earliest known ancestor?
Haikouchthys.
In what period did the Cephalaspis, Brontoscorpio, Pterygotus, Hynerpeton, Hyneria and Cooksonia live in?
The Silurian Period.
Who gave us our ability to touch and think?
Cephalaspis.
Who had the first complex brains?
Cephalaspis.
Who took the first steps on land?
Brontoscorpio.
What was the Cooksonia?
The first plants to grow and shoot up to light.
Who had the first complex lungs like ours?
Hynerpeton.
Who lived in the Carboniferous Period?
Mesothelae, Petrolacosaurus, Meganeura and Arthropleura.
How big was Mesothelae?
The size of a human head.
How does the Mesothelae catch its food?
It sets up triplines to pick up vibrations from the outside world.
How does the Mesothelae eat its food?
It injects digestive juices to dissolve their prey from the inside out.
How big was the Arthropleura?
The size of a car.
Who was the ancestor of a millipede?
Arthropleura.
Who lived in the Early Permian Period?
Edaphosaurus and Dimetrodon.
Who gave us the ability to regulate our body temperature?
Edaphasaurus.
What was the first animal to display elements of parental care?
Dimetrodon.
Who did we inherit our teeth from?
Dimetrodon.
How do the young Dimetrodon protect themselves from the adults who want to eat them?
They cover themselves in dung.
What lived in the Late Permian Period?
Siberian Scutosaurus, Gorgonopsid, Diictodon and Labyrinthodont.
What was Pangea?
The super-continent - largest desert on earth.
Who did we inherit our stomachs from?
Siberian Scutosaurus.
How do the Siberian Scutosaurus break down the food in their stomachs?
They eat rocks that help grind the food up and have digestive juices like ours.
Who was the most adaptable of the reptiles?
Diictodon.
What did we inherit from the Diictodon?
Our ability to hear.
What period did the Lystosaurus, Euparkeria, Therocephalian and Chasmatosaurus live in?
The Triassic Period.
Who was the first dinosaur?
Euparkeria.
How can the Euparkeria run on its hind legs with its hands free?
It's the way its hipbone is connected.
Who was the earliest ancestor of crocodiles and alligators?
Chasmatosaurus.
How did the Chasmatosaurus know when the Lystosaurus come to migrate every year?
They remember.
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