Prehistoric Life

The Age of Dinosaurs

Discuss ancient natural history using words like dinozaur (dinosaur), dispariție (extinction), and epocă (era).

He would have been a gigantic dinosaur.
Ar fi fost un dinozaur gigantic.
The extinction of the dinosaurs happened in another era.
Dispariția dinozaurilor s-a întâmplat în altă epocă.

Unearthed Fossils

Paleontologists learn about the past by studying prehistoric fossils (fosile preistorice).

Have you discovered any prehistoric fossil here?
Ai descoperit vreo fosilă preistorică aici?
We did not find any fossil that would explain the skeleton.
Nu am găsit nicio fosilă care să explice scheletul.

Fearsome Predators

Prehistoric predators (prădători) often featured terrifying traits, like a massive claw (gheară).

This gigantic predator had a very big claw.
Acest prădător gigantic avea o gheară foarte mare.
These claws are the biggest of the era.
Aceste gheare sunt cele mai mari din epocă.

Evolution

Over millions of years, animal species, such as early reptiles (reptile), had to adapt and evolve (a evolua) to survive.

The most dangerous predator was a gigantic reptile.
Cel mai periculos prădător a fost o reptilă gigantică.
The reptiles evolved a lot during that era.
Reptilele au evoluat mult în timpul acelei epoci.