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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| dodo | /x | Noun, Noun |
| fossilized | /xx | Adjective |
| dinosaur | /xx | Noun |
| carboniferous | xx/xx | Name |
| ammonite | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| prehistoric | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| paleontological | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| pleistocene | /xx | Name |
| dino | /x | Name |
| hominid | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| coal | / | Noun |
| mesozoic | xx/x | Name |
| petroleum | x/xx | Noun |
| cretaceous | x/x | Name |
| triassic | x/x | Name |
| miocene | /xx | Name |
| tyrannosaurus | xxx/x | Noun |
| hydrocarbon | xx/x | Noun |
| hominin | /xx | Noun |
| vertebrate | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| carbon | /x | Noun |
| mineralization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| mineral | /xx | Noun |
| facies | xx | Noun |
| fluor | /x | Noun |
| species | /x | Noun |
| rock | / | Noun |
| shell | / | Noun |
| gemstone | /x | Noun |
| mineralogy | xx/xx | Noun |
| chert | / | Noun |
| sedimentary | xx/xx | Noun |
| bone | / | Noun |
| fabric | /x | Noun |
| asbestos | x/x | Noun |
| fuel | /x | Noun |
| neanderthal | x/xx | Adjective |
| reptile | /x | Noun |
| faunas | /x | Noun |
| taxa | /x | Noun |
| phylogeny | x/xx | Noun |
| petrified | /xx | Adjective |
| remains | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| unearthed | x/ | Verb |
| artifact | /xx | Noun |
| assemblages | x/xx | Noun |
| oldest | /x | Adjective |
| zonal | /x | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| affinities | x/xx | Noun |
| genera | /xx | Noun |
| living | /x | Noun, Verb |
| primates | /x | Noun |
| discovery | x/xx | Noun |
| extant | /x | Adjective |
| fragmentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| combustion | x/x | Noun |
| specimens | /xx | Noun |
| earliest | /xx | Adjective |
| skeleton | /xx | Noun |
| burning | /x | Noun |
| abundant | x/x | Adjective |
| creature | /x | Noun |
| fishes | /x | Noun |
| morphology | x/xx | Noun |
| preserved | x/ | Verb |
| archaeological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| transitional | x/xx | Adjective |
| finding | /x | Noun |
| dating | /x | Verb |
| discovered | x/x | Verb |
| plants | / | Noun |
| bird | / | Noun |
| recognizable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| anthology | x/xx | Noun |
| archeology | xx/xx | Noun |
| artefact | /xx | Noun |
| artworks | /x | Noun |
| benthic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| collection | x/x | Noun |
| dig | / | Verb, Noun |
| dwelling | /x | Noun |
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| exemplars | x/x | Noun |
| extensively | x/xx | Adverb |
| extinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fissile | /x | Adjective |
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lithic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| lumps | / | Noun |
| marine | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ore | / | Noun |
| organism | /xxx | Noun |
| paintings | /x | Noun |
| portraits | /x | Noun |
| relic | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| saints | / | Noun |
| solid | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| stone | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| stories | /x | Adverb |
| translucent | x/x | Adjective |
| undescribed | xx/ | Adjective |
| watch | / | Verb, Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
