contemporary

mastery
UK /kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ US /kənˈtɛm.pəˌɹɛɹ.i/nounadj

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What does 'contemporaries' mean in this passage?

The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries.