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What appeared first? Crocodiles, dinosaurs or trees?

Question #151980. Asked by chabenao1.
Last updated Feb 24 2025.
Originally posted Feb 24 2025 6:16 AM.

odo5435
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Winning that race would be the trees. The first trees appeared around 385 million (Wattieza) to 370 million (Archaeopteris) years ago.
link https://enviroliteracy.org/when-did-trees-first-appear-on-earth/
link https://treefuture.com/the-evolution-and-significance-of-trees/

Crocodiles and dinosaurs, although not closely related, both belong to a group called archosaurs which appeared around 250 million years ago.
link https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-triassic-period-the-rise-of-the-dinosaurs.html
link https://dinoloversunite.com/is-a-crocodile-classed-as-a-dinosaur/#Archosaurs_Linking_Crocs_to_Dinos

Feb 24 2025, 8:14 AM
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