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The collection offers a fascinating glimpse into a world in transition, when earlier animals, such as armed herbivores and crocodile-like carnivores, co-existed with (relatively speaking) more modern creatures, such as early frogs, pterosaurs, and turtles.
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
The fossil is also similar to the herbivore edmontosaurus, a larger four-legged dinosaur that roamed the region alongside fierce predators like the Tyrannosaurus rex.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Beyond that, apex scavengers are sometimes killed accidentally—hyenas and lions can get caught in wire snares meant for herbivores in Africa.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
Card-carrying herbivores, seed-eaters, and omnivores switched to a cicada-heavy diet during a brood emergence in Washington, D.C., in 2021, according to Martha Weiss, a professor of biology at George Washington University.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
The fossil is also similar to the herbivore edmontosaurus, a larger four-legged dinosaur that roamed the region alongside fierce predators like the Tyrannosaurus rex.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
Beyond that, apex scavengers are sometimes killed accidentally—hyenas and lions can get caught in wire snares meant for herbivores in Africa.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
Card-carrying herbivores, seed-eaters, and omnivores switched to a cicada-heavy diet during a brood emergence in Washington, D.C., in 2021, according to Martha Weiss, a professor of biology at George Washington University.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r 
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
Medical Definition
herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
especially
: ungulate
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