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4. Their 28 million year reign of the waterways allowed them

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 02:58 AM

19 hrs ago

to exist in both fresh and salt water. Seeking food, breeding, and climate diversity, are the hallmarks of evolving adaptations.

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These giant sea reptiles lived in freshwater rivers, too (earthsky.org) [View all] eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago OP

freshwater rivers? maybe loch ness or lake champlain? rampartd 20 hrs ago #1

I don't think so. Dave Bowman 18 hrs ago #5

Little Lake Champlain is a rather recent puddle erronis 12 hrs ago #7

All that fancy lernin's gonna piss somebody off! czarjak 19 hrs ago #2

Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #3

Their 28 million year reign of the waterways allowed them Inkey 19 hrs ago #4

Here's an artists rendering from the article Danascot 13 hrs ago #6