Biology Crossword Puzzle

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1. Person that studies fossil records of ape and 2. The earliest known hominin ancestors
human evolution. 3. It is the largest turtle ever recorded
5. Oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and birds 4. The biggest placoderm group
are all categorized in this group 6. The proper word for a chimpanzee
8. Birds today that have four color receptors 7. A ray-finned fish
9. A non-lethal method of observing the 14. Our own species _______ emerged in Africa
stomach contents of a fish about 200,00 years ago
10. It is known as the most famous dino-bird 15. A rusty crayfish is known as an ____ species
11. An organ that birds today use to create their in the Upper midwest
symphony 17. They were the earliest group of vertebrates
12. Sediments that become rock hard like to achieve widespread success as
concrete are called _____ predators.
13. A dinosaur with a three-toed foot 18. They have limbs that are divided into three
16. Dinosaur that has a hollow crest sections
19. This species has a hole in their hip socket 20. Male chondrichthyans are distinguished
22. A human ancestor is also known as a _____ from females by the presence of _____ on
23. A dodo bird is related to ______ their pelvic fins.
25. The group that contains crocodilians, 21. Another word for dinosaurs that all share
pterosaurs and dinosaurs
® the common characteristic of grasping

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26. The earliest group of vertebrates to evolve
powered flight.
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29. A species that comes from another place 27. The second group to branch off of tetrapods