The study of ancient animal remains is referred to as zooarchaeology.
Lucas came to be recognized by his contemporaries as an authority on ancient animals.
At their feet lay a tile court worked into the shapes of ancient animals and peoples.
The bits and pieces of those ancient animals lived!
He clucked to his horse, gave the ancient animal a gentle kick, and rode past them as if they did not exist.
On further inspection, the ancient animal was found to be in excellent condition for a 383-million-year-old specimen.
"And because we had found other ancient animals that morning, I knew it was one of the oldest hominid teeth ever found."
Instead, the chevrotains are probably the closest living relatives to these ancient deer-like animals.
Your ancient animal is destined for the knacker's yard!
Construction workers found the bone of an ancient cat-like animal while digging a hole for the new apartment building.
