Tag: dinosaurs

  • Palaeontology for parents

    Life evolved in the ocean. Lungs came from gills, hands and feet from fins. The hard shelled egg was the great advance which allowed amphibians to leave the water behind for good. Although amphibians have only primitive lungs (and usually rely on skin diffusion), there have been massive ones eg the 9m long crocodile-like Prionosuchus!…