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Yes. Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years.
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∙ 12y agoYes , sharks predate dinosaurs (Ordovician) .
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∙ 12y agoNo, sharks and dionsaurs are beleived to have lived at the same time,but had an advantage by being in the water and somewhat sheltered from whatever killed the dinosaurs on land.
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∙ 12y agoSharks lived amongst Dinosaurs because they were one of the first sea creatures to be created by god and some Sharks are very historic.
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What era did sand sharks first appear?
Sharks were first found to have existed in the Ordovician Period which was 450-420 million years ago. Sand sharks are also known as nurse sharks.
What animal common to today's ocean whose relatives were also around 470 million years ago?
There are a few animals common to today's ocean whose relatives were also around 470 million years ago. Sharks are a good example.
Sharks older than crocodiles?
The Megalodon is the oldest and biggest shark that ever lived. It inhabited the earth 18 million to 1.5 million years ago. It was the biggest carnivorious fish known to have existed. It could grow up to 50ft in size and fed on prehistoric whales. SuperSlasher
About how many year ago the mesozoic lasted?
The Mesozoic Period (251 - 65 million years ago) lasted approximately 216 million years. It consisted of the Triassic Period (251 - 200 million years ago), the Jurassic Period (199-146 million years ago) and the Cretaceous Period (145 - 65 million years ago).
How many years have sharks been around?
Sharks have been around for about 409 million years but before they evolved they were around for 890 million years.Sharks have been around for about 409 million years but before they evolved they were around for 890 million years. TRUE!Over 400 million years!Shakrs have been alive for a very long time. They have swam the waters of earth since about 409 million years ago. This period of time was before our first dinosaurs came to be infact.
When did Pangaea exist?
From about 300 million years ago to 180 million years ago.
Since when do sharks exist?
Up to and over 15,000,000 years ago.
How many years ago did horses exist?
Around fifty million years ago.
How long ago did dinosaurs exist?
65 million years ago
How long ago did Pangaea exist?
220 million years ago
What type human lived 25 million years ago?
25 million years ago, humans did not exist. Australopithecus (the earliest human) evolved about 3.75 million years ago.
How long ago did the last common ancestor of sharks and rays live?
420 million years ago
Did the moa exist before the dinosaurs?
No, Moas lived from about 17 million years ago until about 600 years ago. Dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago.
Does the elasmosaurus still exist?
No. They died out 65 million years ago.
Where do megladon sharks live?
They died off roughly 1.5 million years ago.
How did the earth look scientifically 600 million years ago?
didn't exist
How long ago did arthropods first appear?
Around 400 million years ago, in the Devonian, the age of sharks and early amphibians.
