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Ammonite

Ammonoidea subclass

Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2

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Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda

EXTINCT | 3 POINTS

Play: MOVE of 2.
Despite their large shells that could grow up to 7 feet across, these predatory, squid-like shellfish were capable of swimming.

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Graphic by M.Shanley/AMNHwww.amnh.org/

Ammonites /ˈæmənaɪts/ are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the classCephalopoda. These molluscs are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e. octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish) than they are to shelled nautiloids such as the living Nautilus species. The earliest ammonites appear during the Devonian, and the last species died […] read more

Meteorite Crash

Event Card

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Event

A meteorite has crashed, disrupting the entire ecosystem!
Play: on any level 1 or 2 SPECIES card.
Effect: Discard the SPECIES card and each card lower than it on its food chain.

Graphic by AMNHwww.amnh.org/

A meteorite is a solid piece of debris, from such sources as asteroids or comets, that originates in outer space and survives its impact with the Earth’s surface. It is called a meteoroid before its impact. A meteorite’s size can range from small to extremely large. When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, friction, pressure, and […] read more

I Don’t Think So!

Event Card

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Event

Play: this card on your opponent’s turn when they use an event card against you.
Effect: Stop the effect of their event card and discard both event cards.

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Therapod Attack

Event Card

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Event

In Morocco, scientists found the tracks of a therapod (a type of carnivorous dinosaur) among those of pterosaurs. Did dinosaurs pose a threat to pterosaurs? Evidence is scarce, but some fossils suggest they did.
Play: on any pterosaur SPECIES card.
Effect: Discard the SPECIES card and leave this card in its place.

Graphic by AMNHwww.amnh.org/

Theropoda (theropod /ˈθɛrɵpɒd/; suborder name Theropoda /θɨˈrɒpɵdə/, from Greek meaning “beast feet”) is both a suborder of bipedal saurischian dinosaurs, and a clade consisting of that suborder and its descendants (including modern birds). Dinosaurs belonging to the suborderTheropoda were primarily carnivorous, although a number of theropod groups evolved herbivory,omnivory, and insectivory. Theropods first appeared during […] read more

Climate Change

Event Card

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Event

The climate has shifted.
Play: on any SPECIES card.
Effect: Discard the SPECIES card and leave this event card on the table, permanently occupying this space.

Graphic by AMNHwww.amnh.org/

Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time (i.e., decades to millions of years). Climate change may refer to a change in average weather conditions, or in the time variation of weather around longer-term average conditions (i.e., more or fewer extreme […] read more

Dead Pterosaur

Event Card

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Event

Pterosaurs aren’t immune to this fact of life: death!
Play: on any pterosaur SPECIES card and leave it there.
Effect: The pterosaur SPECIES card can be left on the table – the population survives but has been reduced in number. Point value of the card is reduced by 2.

Graphic by AMNHwww.amnh.org/