Prehistoric Crossword

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  1. 3. This species survived until as recently as 4,000 years ago.
  2. 6. This fish was thought to have gone extinct 66 million years ago until its re-discovery in 1938.
  3. 9. This dinosaur was the first one to be named - all the way back in 1824!
  4. 12. 'Lucy' was the name given to this hominin when it was discovered in 1974.
  5. 13. Geological period known for the “explosion” of life on Earth.
  6. 14. A species that remains after most of its relatives have disappeared.
Down
  1. 1. Earliest eon in Earth’s history.
  2. 2. Our current geological epoch.
  3. 4. Iconic Late Cretaceous predator.
  4. 5. These marine dwellers existed for 270 million years and had over 20,000 species!
  5. 7. Era that gave its name to a popular movie series.
  6. 8. One of our hominid cousins that lived alongside modern humans.
  7. 9. The era of the Dinosaurs.
  8. 10. Largest mass extinction in Earth's history.
  9. 11. Fossil hunter who discovered ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs.