Prehistoric Animal Profiles

In-depth information on a variety of prehistoric animals. Size, weight, range, where found, habitat, diet, conservation status, behavior and more …

Ammonite Animal Facts: Discover An Amazing Prehistoric Ocean Animal

Ammonite Animal Facts

Ammonite facts, pictures and information.

Ammonites are prehistoric marine mollusks with distinctive curled shells. Once abundant in Earth’s oceans, ammonites – along with the dinosaurs and many other species – became extinct during the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event that occurred around 66 million years ago.

Ammonites were cephalopods, and are related to living cephalopods such as octopuses and nautiluses.

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Mosasaur Facts, Pictures & Information: Get The Lowdown On A Fearsome Prehistoric Marine Reptile

Mosasaur Facts

Mosasaurs were the dominant marine predators of the late Cretaceous Period. With long jaws and powerful tails, they looked like a cross between a crocodile and a whale. Some mosasaurs were as big as whales, too–at 30-60 feet, the largest species were longer than all but the largest modern whales.

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Dire Wolf Facts for Kids & Adults, With Pictures & In-Depth Information.

dire wolf facts

Dire wolf facts, pictures & information. Made famous by the ‘Game of Thrones’ books and TV show, the dire wolf was in fact a real species. This large, intelligent predator was closely related to the grey wolf. It lived in North and South America during the Ice Age.

Let’s find out more about the (non-fictional) dire wolf…

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