"What was Earth Like in the Age of Giant Insects?" Topic
11 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please avoid recent politics on the forums.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Prehistoric Message Board Back to the Blogs of War Message Board Back to the Utter Drivel Message Board
Areas of InterestGeneral
Ancients
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Showcase Article Is there finally a gluestick worth buying for paper modelers?
Featured Profile Article
Current Poll
|
Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
| Tango01 | 15 May 2024 5:12 p.m. PST |
"Over 300 million years ago, before the age of giant dinosaurs, Earth was covered with giant insects. Imagine a world where dragonflies are the size of crows and millipedes are as long as cars. Welcome to the Carboniferous Period. Why were insects so enormous during this time? What did oxygen have to do with it? And why did these insects go extinct?
The Carboniferous Period was one of the most transformational periods in the history of Earth. The planet's landmasses were beginning to form the supercontinent of Pangea. Extensive swamps and warm, humid forests dominated the landscape. And giant insects weren't the only huge creatures roaming the planet. There was also a vast array of marine life, like early forms of sharks and a giant amphibian that would reach up to 6 feet long…"
Main page
link
Armand
|
| Perris0707 | 15 May 2024 5:27 p.m. PST |
|
 etotheipi  | 15 May 2024 6:08 p.m. PST |
What was Earth Like in the Age of Giant Insects? I used to live in that apartment … |
| Glengarry5 | 15 May 2024 6:42 p.m. PST |
|
| Michael May | 15 May 2024 10:17 p.m. PST |
If you find a cockroach that can pull a locomotive…hitch him up! |
| Wackmole9 | 16 May 2024 7:14 a.m. PST |
more dangerous due to the high O2 level and lighting setting the air on fire. |
| Tango01 | 16 May 2024 3:27 p.m. PST |
|
TheBeast  | 16 May 2024 3:47 p.m. PST |
Bill, at surface pressure, I think the 35 percent would be deadly to humans over time. Least, read that somewhere. Doug |
| rvandusen | 18 May 2024 1:54 a.m. PST |
Prehistoric earth was a truly alien planet. |
| Tango01 | 18 May 2024 4:01 p.m. PST |
|
| Mark J Wilson | 19 May 2024 2:45 a.m. PST |
@Whackmole9, only if the total air pressure is the same as today and I think it was a lot lower [0.20-0.25 bar], oxygen toxicity occurs at a partial pressure of 0.3 bar so 35% needs a total air pressure more than 0.86 bar to be toxic. I'm not sure how the difference in pressure impacts the flammability though. |
|
learns to pay attention to all of the details when buying two-part epoxy...
