The Story of Reptiles

The Story of Reptiles

For millions of years , reptiles were the dominant forms of life. The first reptiles evolved from early amphibians, and walked on the Earth about 340 millions years ago. They differed from their ancestors in two ways, a hard scaly outer skin that protected their body, and the shelled amniotic egg that do not need water, These features helped the reptiles to move beyond the boundaries of water bodies to settle on the land.

  

Reptiles flourished, and diversified into a wide variety of types,and became the dominant animals. The first birds developed from certain species of these reptiles. Flying reptiles , pterosaurs, dominated the air for over one hundred million years. Dinosaurs the giants, evolved from one of the reptile families during the great ago of reptiles. They ruled the world for more than one hundred million years. The fossil records say that, once there were about twenty groups of reptiles. However , only four groups survive today.

  Now I will take you to the amazing world of reptiles. 

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