prehistoric

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Researchers have identified a 90 million year old fossil that helps solve a long standing mystery about a strange group of prehistoric animals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Wouldn’t you want to hang out with the guy unabashedly wearing a hat with a prehistoric creature bursting out of each end?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

They featured detailed drawings of various ancient fossils and prehistoric creatures, whose origins were beginning to be studied and understood by scientists at the time.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

It is thought to be the most complete prehistoric reptile ever discovered from the Pliensbachian period.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

The Martian desert lay broiling like a prehistoric mud pot, waves of heat rising and shimmering.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury