The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SHARKS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHARKS | 100 % | 6 |
Why may SHARKS be the right solution?
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crustacean
- recorded
- head
- species
- lascaux
- fauna
- gastropoda
- front
- fronting
- sallow
- canker
- age
Crossword Answer definitions
SHARKS noun- A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- To fish for sharks.
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A sleazy and amoral lawyer
- An ambulance chaser.
- A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
- A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
- To steal or obtain through fraud.
- To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
- To live by shifts and stratagems.
- To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.
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