Things were pretty different hundreds of millions of years ago, and although we haven’t quite mastered time travel yet, fossils give a glimpse into our prehistoric Earth. So, let’s look back at some incredible — and incredibly weird in some cases — extinct fauna and flora.
Research Links
Animals
All That’s Interesting — The Glyptodon Was A Prehistoric Armadillo So Big That Early Humans Used Its Shells For Shelters
Natural History Museum — What Was Megatherium?
Earth Archives — The Biggest Insect Ever Was a Huge "Dragonfly"
Smithsonian Magazine — Scientists Reveal What May Be the Largest Flying Bird Ever
BBC — Giant Sea Scorpion Claw Unearthed
National Geographic — Buzzsaw Jaw Helicoprion Was a Freaky Ratfish
Plants
Bernheim Arboretum and Natural Forest — Vanishing Acts: The Franklin Tree
The Environmentor — 7 Facts About Sigillaria, One Of The Weirdest Trees To Ever Live
Smithsonian Magazine — Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms
