ammonite
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a fossil of an ancient type of mollusc (=sea animal with a soft body and a hard shell)
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relating to the time about 350 million years ago when decaying forests began to form coal underground
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the period from about 144 to 65 million years ago when rock containing chalk was formed
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a member of an ancient people who lived in Europe from 30,000 to 50,000 years ago
the ancient time when the Earth and the first people were created, according to some Australian Aborigines
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an animal or plant, or a part of one, that lived many thousands of years ago and is preserved in rock or as a piece of rock
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to become a fossil by being preserved in rock for thousands or millions of years, or to preserve something in this way
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a period of time thousands of years ago when large areas of the Earth were covered in ice
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an early human believed to have existed long ago that was half ape and half human
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the Neolithic period of history began around 10,000 bc, when humans began to make stone tools, grow their food, and live in permanent communities
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the study of the history of the Earth using fossils (=ancient plants, bones, shells etc preserved in rocks)
the American spelling of palaeontology
another spelling of primeval
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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