Reptiles

=Reptiles first came to Earth in the Carboniferous Period. At this time, they were very small, lizard-like animals. Their diet consisted of small insects and worms. During the geological period that followed, the Permian Period, reptiles took a great leap in terms of evolving. Reptiles turned from tiny lizards into giant 60 feet long giants like the //mosasaur.// The Permian Period is only one of four periods that have been considered the "age of reptiles". During the Permian Extinction, or the Great Dying, 90% of earth's species were destroyed. The reptiles[with their helpful adaptations] were able to survive the world's biggest mass extinction. In the Triassic Period, the dinosaurs started to evolve and the reptiles ruled the lands. In the next two geological periods,[these are the last two that wre considered the age of reptiles]reptiles started to loosen their grip on being the dominant species. Dinosaurs took over and left the reptiles in the dust. However, the dinosaurs would not stay in charge very long. At the end of the Cretaceous Period, the reptiles lost many of their genera, while the dinosaurs became completely extinct.=