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These are Monsters of the Past.
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Dunkleosteus swam alongside the Coelacanth, a species of fiah that has survived into modern times.
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Scientists have identified more than 300 species of Eurypterid.
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Early settlers thought that the Tasmanian Wolf could hop on its hind legs like a kangaroo.
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Pteranodon's name means "winged, without teeth."
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Gallimimus gained fame when herds of these creatures stampeded across the screen in the movie Jurassic Park.
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Modern birds still have wing claws while in the egg, but most lose them before hatching. An exeption is the Hoatzin of South America. Like Archaeopteryx, it keeps its wing claws until adulthood for use in climbing trees/