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Use the lexicon to decypher the Latin and Greek names of these fossils into English.
Have fun with these ancient languages!!!
Greek and Latin Lexicon
| Latin | Greek |
| Bison ~ Bison | Arctodus ~ Bear |
| Columbi ~ Columbian | Camelops ~ Camel |
| Dens ~ Teeth | Coprion ~ Shark |
| Equus ~ Horse | Don ~ Tooth |
| Floridanus ~ Florida | Helio ~ Spiral-Tooth |
| Frons ~ Forehead | Lonyx ~ Claw |
| Harlani ~ Harlan's | Mega ~ Giant |
| Hesternus | Mylo ~ Molar |
| Jeffsonii ~ Jefferson's | Para ~ Near |
| Lati ~ Broad | Rex ~ King |
| Mammuthus ~ Mammoth | Saurus ~ Lizard |
| Simplici ~ Simple | Simus ~ Flat nosed |
| Smilo ~ Carving Knife | |
| Tyrann ~ Tyrant |
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| Equus simplicidens | . |
| Arctodus simus | . |
| Megalonyx jeffsonii | . |
| Paramylodon harlani | . |
| Tyrannosaurus rex | . |
| Bison latifrons | . |
| Smilodon floridanus | . |
| Camelops hesternus | . |
| Mammuthus columbi | . |
| Heliocoprion | . |
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