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Here we are going back to prehistoric period to explore most terrifying creatures. You might have watched them in many movies but believe me they look really dangerous than they are thought to be.
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1. Titanoboa-
It is the largest snake that ever existed on Earth. It measures 40 feet long and could weigh up to 2,500 pounds.
2. Liopleurodon
It is a genus belonging to the Pilosauroidea. It is the largest carnivorous marine reptiles. L. ferox,(it's one species) is estimated to have grown up to 6.39 metres. It lived during the time of dinosaurs. Liopleurodon fossils have been found in England and France.
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3. Sarcosuchus
You can imagine this as the biggest of the biggest crocodile today. Although it resembles crocodile they are different primarily in size . It is almost 40 feet in length, It was almost twice as long as the saltwater crocodile( the biggest crocodile we have today). It weigh up to 8 metric ton.
4. Megalodon
It means big tooth. It is known as extinct species of Shark that lived approx. 23 to 2.6 million years ago, it lived during cenozoic era. it is regarded as the largest and most powerful predators in vertebrate history. It was estimated to be 60 feet long, weighing between 50 and 100 metric tons.
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5. Quetzalcoatlus
It is one of the largest known flying animals in the history. It is the member of the family Azhdarchidae.Due to poor fossil record we dont know how big it was. It is estimated that its wingspan measures at around 35 feet.It is estimated to weigh between 450 and 550 pounds.
6. Gorgonops
It lived about 260-254 million years ago, during the late permian.It is one of the key predators across southern Africa . It is around 6 to 10 ft in length, It was a fast and vicious predator of its time.
7. Megatherium
It is known as Giant Ground Sloth. It was endemic to south America during early Pliocene. The first fossil was discovered by Manuel Torres in 1788, in Argentina. It is the largest land mammals known to have existed in the history , weighing up to 4 - 5 tonnes and measuring up to 20 ft from head to tail.
8.Tyrannosaurus
It is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dianosor . T. rex (meaning king in latin) is represented as large theropods. It lives 68 to 66 million years ago mostly in western North America .They measures up to 12.3 m in length, 3.66 meters tall .and they weigh approx. 8.4 metric tons to 14 metric tons . T. rex is the largest land carnivores in the history.
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