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dinosaur
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one
of various extinct reptiles that lived approximately l00 million
years ago and included the largest land creatures. |
| extinct
|
no
longer existing, as an animal species. |
| fossil |
the
remains or trace of a living organism from an earlier geologic age,
embedded in earth or rock. |
| herbivore
|
an animal that feeds on plants. |
| paleontology
|
the
scientific study of life in past geologic periods through examination
of animal and plant fossils. |
| predator
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an
animal that eats the flesh of others. |
| prehistoric |
of, pertaining to, or existing in a time prior to written history.
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| skeleton
|
the
inner framework of bones and cartilage in vertebrate animals, which
supports and protects the softer body parts, or the hard external
shell of invertebrates and some vertebrates. |
| prey
|
the
object of a hunt or pursuit, usu. one animal caught and eaten by
another. |
| carnivore
|
a
flesh-eating animal, esp. a meat-eating mammal. a plant that eats
insects. |
