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The herbivorous Alierasauruswas the largest caseidand the largest amnioteto have lived at the time, with an estimated length around 6–7 m (20–23 ft).[3] Cotylorhynchus hancockiis also large, with an estimated length and weight of at least 6 m (20 ft)[4]and more than 500 kg (1,100 lb).
List of mosasaur genera. List of prehistoric annelid genera. List of prehistoric barnacles. List of prehistoric brittle stars. List of prehistoric bryozoan genera. List of prehistoric chitons. List of prehistoric foraminifera genera. List of ichthyosaur genera. List of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record.
The prefix palaeo- or paleo- means "ancient, old", [1] and is derived from the Greek adjective παλαιός, palaios. [2] Paleobotany includes the study of terrestrial plant fossils, as well as the study of prehistoric marine photoautotrophs, such as photosynthetic algae, seaweeds or kelp. A closely related field is palynology, which is the ...
Recently extinct mammals are defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as any mammals that have become extinct since the year 1500 CE. [1] Since then, roughly 80 mammal species have become extinct.
Sauropodomorpha. Sauropodomorpha ( / ˌsɔːrəˌpɒdəˈmɔːrfə / [ 2] SOR-ə-POD-ə-MOR-fə; from Greek, meaning "lizard-footed forms") is an extinct clade of long-necked, herbivorous, saurischian dinosaurs that includes the sauropods and their ancestral relatives.
The term Australian megafauna refers to the megafauna in Australia [1] during the Pleistocene Epoch. Most of these species became extinct during the latter half of the Pleistocene, and the roles of human and climatic factors in their extinction are contested. There are similarities between the prehistoric Australian megafauna and some mythical ...
539 Ma – present. The Phanerozoic Eon (Greek: period of well-displayed life) marks the appearance in the fossil record of abundant, shell-forming and/or trace-making organisms. It is subdivided into three eras, the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic, with major mass extinctions at division points.
Prehistoric Planet is a British–American nature documentary television series about dinosaurs, that premiered on Apple TV+ beginning May 23, 2022. It is produced by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit , with Jon Favreau as showrunner, visual effects by MPC , and narration by natural historian Sir David Attenborough . [ 1 ]