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Paleolithic [‚pā·lē·ō′lith·ik] (anthropology) The prehistoric period when people made stone tools exclusively by chipping or flaking; frequently defined by the time range from about 2,500,000 years ago to around the final retreat of the ice sheets about 10,300 years ago. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He used to tell me about the various forms of animal and vegetable life which had covered the globe during former eras, and so I was pretty well acquainted with the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals of paleolithic times. I had forgotten what little geology I had studied at school--about all that remained was an impression of horror that the illustrations of restored prehistoric monsters had made upon me, and a well-defined belief that any man with a pig's shank and a vivid imagination could "restore" most any sort of paleolithic monster he saw fit, and take rank as a first class paleontologist. This is the last time I trust myself to one of these paleolithic contrivances. |
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