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Reptiles inhabited the earth before dinosaurs inhabited the earth. The first reptiles appear in the fossil record over 300 million years ago, in the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era.

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The first reptiles appeared in the steamy swamps of the Carboniferous period around 310-320 million years ago.

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