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[[File:Dw2.jpg|frame|A wiki in the making for 4.6 billion years]]Welcome to Wiki Prehistorica, a wiki of all things prehistoric that anyone can edit. We have a total of [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]] and [[Special:NewFiles|{{NUMBEROFFILES}} images]] since November 16, 2010.
  
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<div style="margin:5px 0; font-size: 125%; line-height: 1.3">'''Welcome to the [[Wiki Prehistorica]]'''<br/>
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A wiki about '''[[prehistory]]''' and '''[[paleontology]]''' that [[Help:Editing|anyone can edit]].
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[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]] and [[Special:Newimages|{{NUMBEROFFILES}} images]] since November 16, 2010
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What makes this wiki different from other prehistoric wikis is that this site covers all aspects of prehistory, from the animals and plants to the continents and oceans to extinction and evolution. With this aim we can build a respected resource for the ancient!
  
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'''Prehistory''' refers to the period before written history. This is a gargantuan range of time spanning nearly 4.54 billion years, from the formation of the Earth to the first written records.
   
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There is no concrete definition to prehistory, and it is sometimes used to define the time when humans first appeared instead of the time when the Earth or life originated...[[Prehistory|Read more]]
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Prehistory is basically everything that happened on the planet before people started writing and recording. This spans a mind-boggling range of time, from the creation of the Earth to the last ice age, and everything in between.
  
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Paleontology (or palaeontology) is the study of prehistoric life. One who studies paleontology is called a paleontologist. The science focuses on ancient organisms, their environment, their evolution, and their interactions with one another. Because it is a historical science, experiments cannot be conducted as easily or as readily as in the physical sciences. Instead...[[Paleontology|Read more]]
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Glyptodon, meaning grooved or carved tooth, was a large, armoured mammal that looked a lot like an armadillo. It gave its name to the family of Glyptodonts. They lived during the Ice Ages, from about 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 years ago.
  
   
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Glyptodons looked similar to tortoises or armadillos, although they are only related to the latter. It had a shell composed of over 1000 scutes.
  
   
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Several Glyptodons appear in Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs...
  
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*A nearly complete skeleton of the enigmatic dinosaur ''Deinocheirus'' has been discovered! ''Deinocheirus'' has long been known only from a pair of giant arms, and scientists have speculated that it might be a type of gargantuan ornithomimosaur. The paper officially describing the fossils has yet to be published, but the bones reveal that not only was the animal an ornithomimosaur, but it had a hump or sail on its back!
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*By looking at fossilized skin from a turtle, a mosasaur, and an ichthyosaur, paleontologists have been able to determine that the skin of these animals in life was colored black - similar to many modern marine mammals.
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*''November 16, 2010'' -- '''[[User:Styracosaurus Rider|Styracosaurus Rider]]''' founds the wiki
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*''January 16, 2011 ''-- After the departure of the other active users, Styracosaurus Rider starts a wiki redesign, which will promise new features and systems.
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*''October 31, 2011'' -- The wiki officially reopens, with badges activated.
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*''November 12, 2011'' -- In preparation for the wiki's first anniversary, Styracosaurus Rider creates [http://prehistorica.answers.wikia.com Prehistoric Answers], a companion site where you can ask and answer questions about prehistory.
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*''November 13, 2011'' -- The wiki reaches its 75th article, [[Karaurus]].
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*''November 16, 2011'' -- The wiki turns one year old.
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*''November 16, 2012'' -- The wiki turns two years old.
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*''February 15, 2013'' -- The wiki reaches its 100th article, [[Pterosaur]]!
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*''November 16, 2013'' -- The wiki turns three years old.
   
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Prototaxites was a mysterious organism that lived during the Silurian and Devonian.
  
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Pangaea was the only landmass in existence during the Permian and Triassic periods. All the continents were combined into this one area and allowed animals like the dinosaurs to spread across the earth.
  
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''November 16, 2010'' -- '''[[User:Styracosaurus Rider|Styracosaurus Rider]]''' founds the wiki
  
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There are many other wikis about fossils, dinosaurs, and paleontology out there. Why does the Wiki Prehistorica stand apart from those other sites?...[[Wiki Prehistorica:About|About us]]
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''January 16, 2011 ''-- After the departure of the other active users, Styracosaurus Rider starts a wiki redesign, which will promise new features and systems.
  
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*[http://www.prehistorica.answers.wikia.com Prehistoric Answers Wiki]
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...that fossils of the theropod dinosaur ''[[Aerosteon]]'' were found with preserved air sacs similar to those of modern birds?</option>
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...that the dromaeosaurid ''[[Balaur]]'' had not one, but ''two'' sickle claws on its feet?</option>
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...that dry land during the [[Cambrian]] Period was concentrated in the southern hemisphere of the planet?</option>
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...that the formal description of ''[[Darwinius]]'' in 2009 was accompanied by enormous amounts of publicity and media coverage?</option>
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...that myths of the unicorn may have been based upon sightings of the giant rhino ''[[Elasmotherium]]''?</option>
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...that the nodosaurid ''[[Gastonia]]'' was named after Robert Gaston, who originally discovered it?</option>
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...that the Cambrian chordate ''[[Haikouichthys]]'' is often identified as one of the earliest known fishes?</option>
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...that the tetrapod ''[[Ichthyostega]]'' is known from four species, all from the same time and place in Greenland?</option>
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...that ''[[Jobaria]]'' is one of the most complete sauropod dinosaurs ever found, with over 95% of its skeleton preserved?</option>
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...that the only known specimen of the Jurassic salamander ''[[Karaurus]]'' was found in Kazakhstan?</option>
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...that a lower jaw of ''[[Labidosaurus]]'' was discovered in 2011 that showed evidence of a tooth infection?</option>
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...that the arthropod genus ''[[Marrella]]'' is the most common fossil found in the [[Burgess Shale]] of British Columbia, Canada?</option>
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...that ''[[Neuropteris]]'' is a common Carboniferous fern throughout both North America and Europe?</option>
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...that when the bizarre Cambrian arthropod ''[[Opabinia]]'' was revealed to the audience of a public presentation, they laughed at its strange appearance?</option>
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...that although ''[[Pelagiarctos]]'' was initially imagined as a "killer walrus", new evidence shows that it ate smaller prey like squid?</option>
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...that there is an ongoing project to create a modern [[Quagga|quagga]] by breeding quagga-like traits into a population of zebras?</option>
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...that [[Richard Owen]] was a controversial figure during the late 19th century, and even claimed other's discoveries as his own?</option>
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...that the remains of the archosaur ''[[Samrukia]]'' were originally interpreted as those of a giant bird?</option>
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...that ''[[Tenontosaurus]]'' was the first ornithischian dinosaur known to possess medullary bone?</option>
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...that ''[[Utahraptor]]'' was most closely related to the genera ''Dromaeosaurus'' and ''Achillobator''?</option>
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...that the sponge genus ''[[Vauxia]]'' existed from the Cambrian to Silurian Periods?</option>
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...that individuals of the amphibian ''[[Wesserpeton]]'' likely fought with each other for dominance?</option>
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...that the theropod dinosaur ''[[Yangchuanosaurus]]'' was closely related to ''[[Allosaurus]]''?</option>
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...that the only known specimen of the Cretaceous ant ''[[Zigrasimecia]]'' was found in Burma as an inclusion in amber?</option>
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*'''Goodbye ''Archaeopteryx''''': ''Archaeopteryx'' is no longer a bird. Comparing new Chinese discoveries with the German wonder has revealed it is more deinonychosaur than feathered friend.
  
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*A big and still resounding buzz in the paleoworld is the newest addition to the tyrannosaur line, ''Zhuchengtyrannus magnus''. Simply put, it's bloody ginormous. The latest measurements indicate a length of 11 meters, which is nearly 40 feet long.
 
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*Two-legged sauropods? It turns out recent tracks discovered in Colorado of infant sauropods has only tracks of hind feet.
  
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Dw2 A wiki in the making for 4.6 billion years...
Welcome to the Wiki Prehistorica

A wiki about prehistory and paleontology that anyone can edit.

186 articles and 469 images since November 16, 2010

The Wiki That Time Forgot
Armadillo From Hell
Prototaxites
Triassic Paradise

The Wiki That Time Forgot

Welcome to the Wiki Prehistorica...

Read more >

Armadillo From Hell

The Glyptodon

Read more >

Prototaxites

The mysterious towers of the Devonian

Read more >

Triassic Paradise

Pangaea, mother of all supercontinents

Read more >

The Wiki That Time Forgot
Armadillo From Hell
Prototaxites
Triassic Paradise
WHAT IS PREHISTORY?

Prehistory refers to the period before written history. This is a gargantuan range of time spanning nearly 4.54 billion years, from the formation of the Earth to the first written records.

There is no concrete definition to prehistory, and it is sometimes used to define the time when humans first appeared instead of the time when the Earth or life originated...Read more

WHAT IS PALEONTOLOGY?

Paleontology (or palaeontology) is the study of prehistoric life. One who studies paleontology is called a paleontologist. The science focuses on ancient organisms, their environment, their evolution, and their interactions with one another. Because it is a historical science, experiments cannot be conducted as easily or as readily as in the physical sciences. Instead...Read more


NEWS

Prehistoric News

  • A nearly complete skeleton of the enigmatic dinosaur Deinocheirus has been discovered! Deinocheirus has long been known only from a pair of giant arms, and scientists have speculated that it might be a type of gargantuan ornithomimosaur. The paper officially describing the fossils has yet to be published, but the bones reveal that not only was the animal an ornithomimosaur, but it had a hump or sail on its back!
  • By looking at fossilized skin from a turtle, a mosasaur, and an ichthyosaur, paleontologists have been able to determine that the skin of these animals in life was colored black - similar to many modern marine mammals.

Wiki News

  • November 16, 2010 -- Styracosaurus Rider founds the wiki
  • January 16, 2011 -- After the departure of the other active users, Styracosaurus Rider starts a wiki redesign, which will promise new features and systems.
  • October 31, 2011 -- The wiki officially reopens, with badges activated.
  • November 12, 2011 -- In preparation for the wiki's first anniversary, Styracosaurus Rider creates Prehistoric Answers, a companion site where you can ask and answer questions about prehistory.
  • November 13, 2011 -- The wiki reaches its 75th article, Karaurus.
  • November 16, 2011 -- The wiki turns one year old.
  • November 16, 2012 -- The wiki turns two years old.
  • February 15, 2013 -- The wiki reaches its 100th article, Pterosaur!
  • November 16, 2013 -- The wiki turns three years old.

News archive: news removed from the main page

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PREHISTORIC WIKIS?

There are many other wikis about fossils, dinosaurs, and paleontology out there. Why does the Wiki Prehistorica stand apart from those other sites?...About us

SISTER WIKIS
DID YOU KNOW...

...that the formal description of Darwinius in 2009 was accompanied by enormous amounts of publicity and media coverage?

Refresh the page to display another fact!

LATEST PICTURES

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Categories for fauna

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