prehistoric

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They featured detailed drawings of various ancient fossils and prehistoric creatures, whose origins were beginning to be studied and understood by scientists at the time.

From BBC

The spooky inhabitants of the mansion, Button House, come from a variety of historial periods, ranging from prehistoric man right through to the modern day.

From BBC

The results showed that both prehistoric and medieval Irish goats are most closely related to today's Old Irish Goat.

From Science Daily

About 250 million years ago, a region that is now a harsh desert in remote northwestern Australia lay along the edge of a shallow bay connected to a vast prehistoric ocean.

From Science Daily

A remarkably complete skeleton uncovered along the UK's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a previously unknown species of ichthyosaur -- a group of prehistoric marine reptiles that once dominated the world's oceans.

From Science Daily