terrestrial

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"A lot of people think of dinosaurs as sort of the mammal equivalents in the Mesozoic era, since they're both the dominant terrestrial animals of their respective time periods," Holtz said.

From Science Daily

Researchers initially compared the specimen to the Terrestrisuchus, another early member of the crocodylomorpha group - also known for its long legs and fully terrestrial lifestyle.

From BBC

"As non-native species and the largest living terrestrial animals, these imported beasts would have required transportation by ship," the academics said.

From BBC

"It shows that experimentation with herbivory goes all the way back to the earliest terrestrial tetrapods -- the ancient relatives of all land vertebrates, including us."

From Science Daily

“Current advances in AI are dependent on large terrestrial data centers, which require immense amounts of power and cooling,” added Musk.

From Barron's