During the Mesozoic, marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs dominated the oceans for approximately 160 million years. At the beginning of the 19th century, curiosity over their peculiar fossils led to the development of paleontology.
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Ancient footprints in UK!
Archaeologists and geographers from The University of Manchester determined that hundreds of ancient animal and human footprints unearthed on a Merseyside beach show a significant loss in large animal diversity in Ancient Britain.