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There are a couple reasons to entertain this possibility. First of all, given the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history, it may stretch one's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief to imagine that changes to the timeline would ''never'' have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered the anomalies wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). More to the point, past alterations could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series. Who's to say someone, somewhere down the line couldn't have caused a butterfly effect severe enough to substantially alter the whole history of multicellular life on Earth? Perhaps the result was that, [[InSpiteOfANail while most of the organisms from our own fossil record still ended up evolving in some form]], in many cases they did so with a radically different appearance or behaviour than they otherwise would've had. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

There are a couple reasons to entertain this possibility. First of all, given the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history, it may stretch one's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief to imagine that changes to the timeline would ''never'' have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered the anomalies wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). More to the point, past alterations could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series. Who's to say someone, somewhere down the line couldn't have caused a butterfly effect severe enough to substantially alter the whole history of multicellular life on Earth? [[InSpiteOfANail While most of the organisms from our own fossil record still ended up evolving in some form]], in many cases they did so with a radically different appearance or behaviour than they otherwise would've had. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

There are a couple reasons to entertain this possibility. First of all, given the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history, it may stretch one's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief to imagine that changes to the timeline would ''never'' have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered the anomalies wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). More to the point, past alterations could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series. Who's to say someone, somewhere down the line couldn't have caused a butterfly effect severe enough to substantially alter the whole history of multicellular life on Earth? [[InSpiteOfANail While most of the organisms from the original fossil record still ended up evolving in some form]], in many cases they did so with a radically different appearance or behaviour than they otherwise would've had. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

There are a couple reasons to entertain this possibility. First of all, given the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history, it may stretch one's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief to imagine that changes to the timeline would ''never'' have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered the anomalies wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). More to the point, past alterations could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series. Who's to say someone, somewhere down the line couldn't have caused a butterfly effect severe enough to substantially alter the whole history of multicellular life on Earth? [[InSpiteOfANail While most of the organisms from the original fossil record still ended up evolving in some form]], in many cases they did so with a radically different appearance or behaviour from their counterparts in the original, unaltered timeline. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

There are a couple reasons to entertain this possibility. First of all, given the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history, it may stretch one's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief to imagine that changes to the timeline would ''never'' have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered them wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). More to the point, past alterations could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series. Who's to say someone, somewhere down the line couldn't have caused a butterfly effect severe enough to substantially alter the whole history of multicellular life on Earth? [[InSpiteOfANail While most of the organisms from the original fossil record still ended up evolving in some form]], in many cases they did so with a radically different appearance or behaviour from their counterparts in the original, unaltered timeline. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

For one, the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history makes it unlikely that changes to the timeline wouldn't have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered them wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). Second, this could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series, if we assume someone (or even multiple someones) mucking about in the ''very'' distant past altered the entire history of multicellular life enough so that many creatures from the fossil record evolved to look and behave very differently than they would have in the original, unaltered timeline. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

For one, the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history makes it unlikely that changes to the timeline wouldn't have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered them wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). Second, this could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series, if we assume someone (or even multiple someones) mucking about in the ''very'' distant past altered the entire history of life enough so that many creatures from the fossil record evolved to look and behave very differently than they would have in the original, unaltered timeline. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

For one, the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history makes it unlikely that changes to the timeline wouldn't have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered them wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). Second, this could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series, if we assume someone (or even multiple someones) mucking about in the ''very'' distant past altered the entire course of evolution enough so that many creatures from the fossil record wound up looking and behaving very differently than they would have in the original, unaltered timeline. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

For one, the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history makes it unlikely that changes to the timeline wouldn't have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered them wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). Second, this could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series, if we assume someone (or even multiple someones) mucking about in the ''very'' distant past altered the course of evolution enough so that many creatures from the fossil record wound up looking and behaving very differently than they would have in the original, unaltered timeline. Everything from featherless maniraptorans and armoured mosasaurs to swarming, flesh-eating anurognathids and truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

For one, the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history makes it unlikely that changes to the timeline wouldn't have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered them wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). Second, this could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series, if we assume someone (or even multiple someones) mucking about in the ''very'' distant past altered the course of evolution enough so that many creatures from the fossil record wound up looking and behaving very differently than they would have in the original, unaltered timeline. Everything from featherless maniraptorans to armoured mosasaurs to truck-sized, burrowing eurypterids can potentially trace their origin back to some poor sap who kicked up the wrong patch of dirt in the Precambrian.

For one, the fact that anomalies have appeared throughout human history makes it unlikely that changes to the timeline wouldn't have happened before, especially since most people who historically encountered them wouldn't even have known what they were messing with (thus making it all the easier for them to screw up and change something without realizing it). Second, this could easily explain every instance of ArtisticLicensePaleontology in the series, if we assume someone (or even multiple someones) mucking about in the ''very'' distant past altered the course of evolution enough so that many creatures from the fossil record wound up looking and behaving very differently than they would have in the original, unaltered timeline.