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What did Earth look like X million years ago?

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Re: What did Earth look like X million years ago?

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Post by Ensorceled »

cududa wrote: post #13
gwbas1c wrote: post #7

It it doesn't answer the question, "Which dinosaurs lived in my hometown?" Seriously, I clicked on the link thinking I'd be able to get a list of the dinosaurs that are believed to have lived in my hometown. As cool as this link is, it doesn't answer "Which dinosaurs lived in my hometown?"

Good to know it wasn't just me who couldn't find an option to answer the actual thing it purports to tell you

Apparently 0 dinosaurs roamed the area around Toronto, Ontario. We weren't even underwater at the time.

Re: What did Earth look like X million years ago?

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Post by pbiggar »

gwbas1c wrote: post #7

It it doesn't answer the question, "Which dinosaurs lived in my hometown?" Seriously, I clicked on the link thinking I'd be able to get a list of the dinosaurs that are believed to have lived in my hometown. As cool as this link is, it doesn't answer "Which dinosaurs lived in my hometown?"

It shows the dinosaurs in a very light grey over the white background. You can find it just below the city search box.

Re: What did Earth look like X million years ago?

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Post by Ensorceled »

OJFord wrote: post #9
gwbas1c wrote: post #7

It it doesn't answer the question, "Which dinosaurs lived in my hometown?" Seriously, I clicked on the link thinking I'd be able to get a list of the dinosaurs that are believed to have lived in my hometown. As cool as this link is, it doesn't answer "Which dinosaurs lived in my hometown?"

Others are commenting like it does though, I couldn't get a dinosaur list either fwiw.

Depends on the place. Enter a town/city where dinosaurs fossils were found and it will show a couple. But even the few fossil hotbeds I checked will only show 2 or 3.

Re: What did Earth look like X million years ago?

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Post by takinola »

smm11 wrote: post #19

There must have been a lot in Los Angeles, given the oil derricks. All that liquid T-Rex goodness. No idea where this hunk of land was 60+ million years ago.

You're probably just making a joke but in case others are wondering, your SUV is almost certainly not powered by liquified T-Rexs. Instead, most hydrocarbons we have today come from plants ie plankton-like creatures. Also, the position of hydrocarbons is not dictated by the population at that point in time on the earth's surface. Instead, think of the earth like a giant porous sponge with the occasional impervious rock formation that traps the liquid. The hydrocarbons accumulate in those traps over time and lead to the reservoirs we now tap for oil.

Re: What did Earth look like X million years ago?

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Post by dcdc123 »

pvg wrote: post #15
gwbas1c wrote: post #7

It it doesn't answer the question, "Which dinosaurs lived in my hometown?" Seriously, I clicked on the link thinking I'd be able to get a list of the dinosaurs that are believed to have lived in my hometown. As cool as this link is, it doesn't answer "Which dinosaurs lived in my hometown?"

That's because the poster made up a clickbait title, which they shouldn't have done.

No, it does list the dinosaurs, it is just a very limited database. Most cities I tried had none but Dallas, TX for example listed a few.

Re: What did Earth look like X million years ago?

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Post by pvg »

dcdc123 wrote: post #26
pvg wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's because the poster made up a clickbait title, which they shouldn't have done.

No, it does list the dinosaurs, it is just a very limited database. Most cities I tried had none but Dallas, TX for example listed a few.

The title of the site is not the submitted title.
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