A large number of giant insect creatures in Carboniferous may be the inspiration for many insect horror movies. Here, we unveil the mystery of the top ten horrible creatures in Carboniferous, take you to understand the life on the earth 355 million years ago, and analyze the truth of the Carboniferous extinction.
Ten Prophets of Carboniferous Terror: forest lizard, giant vein, hydralisk, schistosome, lung scorpion, centipede, ancestor single-bow beast, three-eyed dinosaur shrimp, spider horseshoe crab and spineless alligator.
Carboniferous geological business card:
Geological period: Phanerozoic-Paleozoic-Carboniferous
Representatives of plant species: ferns, ferns, flowering plants.
Representatives of animal species: radial fin fish, echinoderms, cockscomb animals, amphibians.
Forest lizard-one of the earliest reptiles
One of the earliest reptiles, which can be confirmed at present, usually has a body length of about 20 cm and a slender tail. In the Carboniferous, they were second only to giant amphibians and arthropods, and lived by dexterity and agility.
The appearance of forest lizards should be quite close to that of modern lizards. It has small sharp teeth and should feed on early insects. It was a very small species when giant insects lived.