Extinct Megafauna

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a type of extinct elephant-like mammal that was very large in size

adjective very large, huge, or gigantic

  • The museum displayed a well-preserved mammoth skeleton found in Siberia.
  • Did you see that huge mammoth statue at the park?
  • That car is a mammoth, it takes up the whole parking space!
  • The project's success was a mammoth achievement for the team.

noun The Pleistocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, characterized by multiple ice ages and the presence of early humans.

adjective Pleistocene can also be used as an adjective to describe things related to or characteristic of this geological epoch.

  • The Pleistocene epoch lasted from about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago.
  • Did you know that mammoths roamed the Earth during the Pleistocene period?
  • Back in the Pleistocene days, things were totally different.
  • Her fashion sense is so outdated, it's like she's stuck in the Pleistocene era.