They flourished and have become significantly prominent in the Jurassic Period. Proto-turtles first appeared across the similar time and have maintained the same body form ever since. The Squamata probably developed in the Middle Jurassic, some a hundred and sixty to one hundred seventy million years in the past, but true snakes didn’t evolve till round 100 million years in the past. Cold-blooded – Reptiles have a naturally low metabolic fee, which helps to conserve energy but additionally means they lack any inner means to keep the physique temperature consistent. Without fur or feathers for insulation, reptiles do not have…