Prehistoric Creatures 1 Fill in: preserved, dormant, generally, distant, lost, optimistic, astonishing.1 Completely intact DNA can only be extractedfrom a carefullyspecimen2 The scientists rushed to publish theirfindings3 It isaccepted thatmodern humans evolved in Africa.4 Scientists say the fossil foot bone they foundconfirms man's... ancestorcould walk upright.5 Paleontologists aretheywill find dinosaur fossils in the area.6 Some people believe that aworld lies buried deep beneath the Atlanticocean