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GuessKinPrehistoric

Guess the mystery prehistoric creature! Each guess reveals how closely related it is taxonomically. A fun way to learn about the tree of ancient life.

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How It Works

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Guess a Creature

Type any prehistoric animal name. Choose from over 140 species spanning dinosaurs, ice age mammals, giant insects, and marine reptiles.

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See the Tree

Each guess reveals the taxonomic tree — showing how your guess relates to the target through shared ancestors and clades.

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Find the Target

Use taxonomy clues to narrow down. The closer the relationship, the warmer you are! Can you find it in under 5 guesses?

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One Creature Per Day

Every day at midnight UTC, a new mystery creature is chosen — the same one for everyone around the world. You get 20 guesses to find it. Share your results with friends and compare scores!

Same creature globallyResets at 00:00 UTCTrack your streaks

Game Modes

Multiple ways to test your knowledge

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Daily

One creature per day. Same for everyone.

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Practice

Random creature. Unlimited plays.

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Dinosaurs

Only dinosaurs. ~80 species.

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Mammals

Prehistoric mammals. ~50 species.

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Marine

Ancient sea creatures. ~20 species.

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Arthropods

Trilobites, sea scorpions & giant insects.

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Hard Mode

Tree is hidden. Only text clues.

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Stats

Track progress

Real Paleontological taxonomy Data

GuessKin Prehistoric uses real Paleontological taxonomy data. Every node in the tree is based on real classification data.

0 creaturesPaleontological taxonomyWikipedia images

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🦖 GuessKin Prehistoric 2026-03-05 4/20

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