prehistoric
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But they believe there could be more footprints at the site, with more echoes of our world's prehistoric past just waiting to be discovered.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
There’s no shame in it—that’s how bubbles get bubblier and it’s the same instinct that helped your ancestors survive in prehistoric times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Archaeologist and prehistoric art specialist George Nash said the art could have been used as a "communication system" but that its meaning was something "way beyond our comprehension".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Scientists have identified a massive new species of mosasaur, a marine reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs and dominated prehistoric oceans.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
Silent in the moonlight, it was like some patient prehistoric creature that had crawled down from the mountains: dumb, lonely, biding its time, untroubled by the articles of playground equipment which surrounded it.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing prehistoric
World Without Fish
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