Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We've survived ice ages, devastating pandemics and world wars. But how would we fare even further back in time? What about 400 million years ago, when deadly marine life dominated our oceans and creatures on land were practically non-existent? Let's imagine your What If time machine happened to break down right at this moment, trapping you in the Devonian Period. What would life be like? Where would you live? How long could you last?

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