TIL that sharks existed before trees. Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years, while the first trees appeared only around 350 million years ago.

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TIL that sharks existed before trees. Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years, while the first trees appeared only around 350 million years ago.

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Shark evolution: a 450 million year timeline | Natural History Museum

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Sharks have survived five mass extinctions. Discover what the first sharks were, when the megalodon first appeared, and how this group of fishes changed over 450 million years.

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