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minus-squareessteeyou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up132·7 months agoPolaris is 45-67 million years old. The oldest total-group chondrichthyans, known as acanthodians or “spiny sharks”, appeared during the Early Silurian, around 439 million years ago. It’s not even close.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·7 months agoDinosaurs died off 65 MYA. Dinosaurs were most likely gone before Polaris formed.
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoI’m now sad that dinosaurs could never look up and see Polaris.
minus-squarestewie3128@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoMost nights even I can barely see Polaris.
minus-squareZeffSyde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoEh, they got to see the thousands of other stars that are now obscured by light/atmospheric pollution.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 months agoI came here to question whether that claim is true, saw your post, and thought something like “well, that settles that.” Then I scrolled down and saw neatchee’s (great username) post and now my whole world is uncertain.
minus-squareLustyArgonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoAppalachian mountains are even older
Polaris is 45-67 million years old.
It’s not even close.
Dinosaurs died off 65 MYA. Dinosaurs were most likely gone before Polaris formed.
I’m now sad that dinosaurs could never look up and see Polaris.
Most nights even I can barely see Polaris.
Eh, they got to see the thousands of other stars that are now obscured by light/atmospheric pollution.
I came here to question whether that claim is true, saw your post, and thought something like “well, that settles that.” Then I scrolled down and saw neatchee’s (great username) post and now my whole world is uncertain.
Appalachian mountains are even older