there were more species on land than in the oceans. 这在地球历史上是第一次
But it wasn't just the smaller creatures that were changing 但发生巨变的
fueled by the arrival of flowering plants... 这得益于开花植物的出现
that, for the very first time in Earth's history, 以至于陆地上的物种数量超过海洋
By the middle of the dinosaurs' reign... 在恐龙统治的中期
in the variety of predator and prey. 捕食者与猎物种类激增
other creatures began to exploit the relationship between flower and insect... 其它生物开始利用 花与昆虫之间的关系
...the land turned from an endless green... 大地从一片无尽的绿色
as they competed to attract the very best pollinators. 因为它们争相吸引最杰出的传粉者