prehistoric
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These relationships point to extensive contact and exchange among prehistoric farming and pastoral communities across a wide geographic area.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
“It feels really prehistoric to look at this plant, because it is so giant,” Shi said of the corpse flower, which can grow over 12 feet tall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Their prehistoric look and yearslong waits for blooms make them intriguing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A remarkable fossil site in northwestern China has yielded hundreds of prehistoric bird remains, including clusters of shattered bones compressed into pellet-like masses resembling those produced by modern owls.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
I fought the sucking mud and crawled out like some prehistoric creature from an ancient lagoon just as Mami and my sisters and brothers came running.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Vocabulary lists containing prehistoric
World Without Fish
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