Giant Animals Which Became Extinct Long Ago (11 pics)
The ice age giant ground sloth ( Megatherium) stood a colossal 5.5m high. Meanwhile the Glyptodon is a prehistoric relative of the modern armadillo – albeit one the size of a VW Beetle. While the terror bird from the Cenozoic era was a truly terrifying 3m high.
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The Amphimachairodus, an early member of the cat family, was 1.3m in length and weighed an estimated 490kg.
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This giant snake, Titanoboa, lived around 58 to 60 million years ago.
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The Gigantopithecus Blacki, a giant ape from nine million years ago, was 3m tall.
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Canis Dirus translates to “fearsome dog” and the creature is also known as a “dire wolf”. It lived in the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs.
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This prehistoric sperm whale was 16m long from nose to tail.
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The D einotherium, a prehistoric relative of the elephant, was 4.1m high.
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This Megalodon (big tooth) lived between 23 and 2.6m years ago. It is an early relative of the great white shark and palaeontologists believe it was a staggering 20m in length.
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The A mphimachairodus giganeus and the D inocrcuta gigantea where both 1.3m high with truly fearsome teeth and powerful jaws.
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This enormous prehistoric relative of the brown bear, Arctotherium angustidens, was the height of a grown man when walking on all four paws.
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Fossil records indicate that this early lizard, Megalina prisca, was a whopping seven metres in length.
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Credits: www.theguardian.com
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