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[–] [email protected] 272 points 1 month ago (11 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 month ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Most nights even I can barely see Polaris.

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