Paleontologists aren't sure what they ate, as their forearms were in between those of their carnivorous ancestors and the later specialized insectivores.
But it would take another hundred-plus years before scientists would propose the definition of what counts as a carnivorous plant that's often used today.
Who would have thought that a bettong would need a bandicoot, that a leaf-cutter ant would need a maned wolf, or, indeed, that a gecko would need a giraffe?
Insectivorous plants, like venus fly traps, butterwort, sundew and pitcher plants, which we've talked about on the channel, catch and digest bugs for nutrients.
Their hands became similar to those of anteaters and other insect-eating mammals today, which have an enlarged finger with a pick-like claw to break open social insect nests.
Be sure to check out their episode, " Cape Sundews Trap Bugs in A Sticky Situation" to learn more about these carnivorous plants - link is in the description.
请务必查看他们的剧集“Cape Sundews Trap Bugs in A Sticky Situation”以了解有关这些食植的更多信息 - 链接在说明中。
Some 180m years ago, during the early part of the Jurassic period, this site was a lake where mayflies lived and swarmed to mate, as they do today, providing, as a side-effect, a feast for local insectivores.