A new study suggests that human ancestors lived with dinosaurs for a short time before the reptilian beasts went extinct, reported New York Post.
The study is based on the fossil record of placental mammals, which is the group that includes humans, dogs, and bats. The researchers looked at the patterns of origination and extinction of different groups of placental mammals, and they found that primates, lagomorphs, and carnivores all evolved right before the extinction of the dinosaurs.
The researchers believe that the lack of competition from dinosaurs allowed placental mammals to diversify and evolve. This is because dinosaurs were the dominant land animals at the time, and they would have competed with placental mammals for food and resources.
The study also found that the earliest fossils of placental mammals are quite small creatures. This suggests that our ancestors were probably small and squirrely, and they may have lived in burrows or in trees.
The study is still ongoing, and the researchers are hoping to learn more about the early evolution of placental mammals. They are also hoping to find fossils that can provide more information about what our ancestors looked like and how they lived.
I think it’s fascinating to think that our ancestors might have lived with dinosaurs. It’s a reminder of how long ago dinosaurs lived, and it also shows how much the Earth has changed since then.