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Name Ammonite  Diet Predators, Filter-feeders and Scavengers  Name Meaning Ammon’s horn Height N/A Pronunciation a-muh-nite Length 0.01–2 meters (0.033–6.6 feet) Era Paleozoic to Mesozoic Weight Up to 100 kilograms (220 pounds)  Classification Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Ammonoidea Location Worldwide Ammonite Pictures The Ammonites Ammonites were once the most successful and diverse group of animals in Earth’s marine …

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Name Mammut (Mastodon) Diet Herbivorous Name Meaning Breast tooth Height 2.9 to 3.25 m (9.19 to 10.7 ft) Pronunciation Mam-mut Length 4.5 m (14.7 ft) Era Cenozoic – Quaternary Weight 8 to 11 tons (17,600 to 24,000 lbs)  Classification Mammalia, Proboscidea, & Mammutidae Location North America, Europe, Asia Mastodon Pictures The Mastodon The mastodon was …

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Name Trilobites Diet Scavengers and filter-feeders Name Meaning Three lobes Height N/A Pronunciation trai-luh-bite Length 0.1–72 cm (0.039–28 in.) Era Paleozoic – Cambrian to Permian Weight up to 4.5 kg (10 lbs.) Classification Arthropoda, Artiopoda, & Trilobitomorpha Location Worldwide Trilobite Pictures The Trilobite Trilobites are arguably the most recognizable prehistoric animals of all time.  They …

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Name Woolly mammoth Diet Herbivorous Name Meaning Immensely large, huge Height 2.67 to 3.49 m (8.8 to 11.5 ft) Pronunciation wu-lee ma-muhth Length 2.8 to 3.8 m (9.2 to 12.4 ft) Era Cenozoic – Quaternary Weight 6,800 to 8,000 kig (15,000 to 18,000 lbs) Classification Mammalia, Proboscidea, & Elephantidae Location North America, Eurasia Woolly Mammoth …

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Name Abelisaurus Diet Carnivorous  Name Meaning Abel’s Lizard Height 2.1 meters (7 feet) Pronunciation Ah-bell-ee-sore-us Length 7.2 to 11 meters (23.6 to 36 feet) Era Mesozoic – Late Cretaceous Weight 1.65 to 3 metric tons (1.8 to 3.3 short tons) Classification Dinosauria, Saurischia and Theropoda Location Argentina, South America Abelisaurus Pictures The Abelisaurus Abelisaurus was …

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Name Tusoteuthis Diet Carnivorous Name Meaning “Striking Squid” Height N/A Pronunciation Too-so-te-ew-fiss Length 8-11 meters (25-35 feet)  Era Mesozoic – Cretaceous Weight N/A – 1 ton is debated. Classification Cephalodo, Octopoda, Muensterellidae Location North America Tusoteuthis Pictures The Tusoteuthis Tusoteuthis is an extinct genus of giant squid that lived in the prehistoric seas of North …

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Name Proceratosaurus Diet Carnivorous Name Meaning “Before the horned lizard” Height 1 meter (3.3 feet) Pronunciation Pro-seh-rat-oh-sore-us Length 3–4 meters (9.8–13.1 feet) Era Mesozoic – Middle Jurassic Weight 28–100 kilograms (62–220 pounds) Classification Dinosauria, Saurischia, & Theropoda Location England Proceratosaurus Pictures The Proceratosaurus Although previously considered an ancestor of Ceratosaurus (hence its name), Proceratosaurus is …

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Name Citipati Diet Omnivorous Name Meaning Funeral Pyre Lord Height 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) Pronunciation Sih-tee-pah-tee Length 2.5 to 2.9 meters (8.2 to 9.5 feet) Era Mesozoic Era – Cretaceous Weight 75 to 83 kgs (165 to 183 lbs) Classification Dinosauria, Saurischia & Theropoda Location Asia Citipati Pictures The Citipati The Ovirpatorid family of dinosaurs …

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Name Gastornis Diet Omnivorous Name Meaning Gaston’s bird  Height 2 meters (6.6 feet) Pronunciation Gas-tore-niss Length N/A Era Cenozoic – Paleocene Weight 175 kilograms (386 pounds) Classification Dinosauria, Aves & Gastornithiformes Location Europe, Asia, North America Gastornis Pictures The Gastornis Sixty million years ago, our world was dominated by tropical and subtropical forests.  If we …

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