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prehistoric

[pree-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-, pree-i-] / ˌpri hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-, ˌpri ɪ- /


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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

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

The spooky inhabitants of the mansion, Button House, come from a variety of historial periods, ranging from prehistoric man right through to the modern day.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

We pretend we re a pair of daredevil explorers who’ve discovered a giant prehistoric monster in some distant jungle and we've brought it back for the world to see.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini