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marine:mar
embeded:em
fosil:f
extinct:ex
prehistoric:pr
species:s
carnivorous:c
mastodon:mas
remnants:r
paleontology:pa
c first
em then ex
f
mar then mas
pa then pr
r
s
so order is
carnivorous, embeded, extinct, fossil, marine, mastodon, paleontology, prehistoric, remnants, species