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[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 272 points 2 months ago

Polaris 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.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 72 points 2 months ago

Dinosaurs died off 65 MYA. Dinosaurs were most likely gone before Polaris formed.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

I’m now sad that dinosaurs could never look up and see Polaris.

[-] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Eh, they got to see the thousands of other stars that are now obscured by light/atmospheric pollution.

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