Prehistoric Mammal Articles

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  Ichthyosaur

  Ichthyosaurs were giant marine reptiles that resemble a dolphin with large teeth. They lived during a large part of the Mesozoic era, and appeared about 250 million years ago (Ma), slightly earlier ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  New Species
  Fossils
  Extinction
  Paleontology
  Early Mammals
   
  

  Brachiosaurus

  The Brachiosaurus is a famous dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic period. One of the largest ever dinosaurs to walk the earth, it has become a famous animal synonymous with dinosaurs, and is ... > more
• Human Evolution
  Early Humans
  Anthropology
  Fossils
  Cultures
  Evolution
   
  

  Homo floresiensis

  Homo floresiensis ("Man of Flores") is a species in the genus Homo, remarkable for its small body, small brain, and survival until relatively recent times. It is thought to have been contemporaneous ... > more
• Forest
  Exotic Species
  Rainforests
  Acid Rain
  Ecology
  Wildfires
   
  

  Petrified wood

  Petrified wood is a type of fossil: it exists of fossil wood where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (most often a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  Paleontology
  Fossils
  Early Birds
  Tyrannosaurus Rex
  Early Mammals
   
  

  Velociraptor

  Velociraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 83 to 70 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. There is only one universally ... > more
• New Species
  Early Birds
  Nature
  Extinction
  Birds
  Paleontology
   
  

  Raphinae

  The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines or didine birds. They inhabited the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, but became extinct through ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  Early Birds
  Extinction
  New Species
  Fossils
  Birds
   
  

  Pterosaur

  Pterosaurs, "winged lizards," often referred to as "pterodactyls" were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous period (228 to 65 ... > more
• Fossils
  Paleontology
  Dinosaurs
  Early Climate
  Early Mammals
  Ecology
   
  

  Trace fossil

  Trace fossils are those details preserved in rocks that are indirect evidence of life. While we are most familiar with relatively spectacular fossil hard part remains such as shells and bones, trace ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolution
  Intelligence
  Evolutionary Biology
   

  Hominid intelligence

  The nature and origins of hominid intelligence is a much-studied and much-debated topic, of natural interest to humans as the most successful and intelligent hominid species. There is no universally ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  Paleontology
  Extinction
  Tyrannosaurus Rex
  Early Birds
  Fossils
   
  

  Dinosaur

  Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated terrestrial ecosystems for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. At the end of the Cretaceous Period, 65 ... > more

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