According to Historians, fossil records suggest the Komodo dragon existed about 4 million years ago which it makes one of the oldest living lizard.
No, komodo dragons do not change color with the seasons. They typically have a range of gray, green, brown, and black colors to blend in with their surroundings, helping them to hunt and avoid predators. However, their coloration can change based on age and individual variations.
98 million years old
Index fossils are used to date rocks by correlating the fossils found in the rock layers with known ages of those fossils. Index fossils are distinctive, widespread, and lived for a relatively short period of time. By identifying these fossils in a rock layer, scientists can infer the age of the rock based on the age range of the known fossil.
Komodo dragons are believed to have a life span of 30-60 years. Females live for an average of 32 years, while males live up to 60 years. This is because females expend so much energy producing eggs, making huge nests, and guarding the eggs for 6 months.
Saltwater crocodiles, mugger crocodiles, and komodo dragons eat reticulated pythons.
Age of the Dragons was created on 2011-03-04.
Index fossils can be used to help determine the relative age of rock layers. Index fossils are from species that only existed for a short time. Index fossils are found in rock layers. Trilobites and Graptolites are index fossils.
Perhaps by carbon dating and by comparing with the evolution and dominance of various organisms in the geological time scale.
100-200
A long time
An index fossil. An index fossil's age is known, allowing scientists to know the relative age of other fossils based on their position relative to the index fossil. (Ex. If a fossil is deeper in the earth, it is older than the index fossil)
The rough estimating of the age of a fossil or rock containing fossils is called relative dating, and is based on the position of the rock or fossil in undisturbed sedimentary strata which contains what are called 'index fossils', fossils that only appear in specific geologic time periods.