Anyone post any Arthropleuras? Love prehistoric giant arthropods
I'm just glad massive spiders exist as a solely fictional creation. There are some known "arachnid" type species that are larger than the current largest spider (Goliath Birdeater) but thankfully nothing the size of a car or anything like that. That we know of.
When I was a kid, I thought Carnotaur was unfairly represented, because I thought it was just like a TRex but with horns. Then I found out it had tiny fingerless arms, and that's just absurd (I'm still hoping one day they'll announce they just got the fossils wrong and it had some cool hands/claws)
Depends what you define as human (big but not dino big) but part of the reason for that is the square-cube law and our metabolism would literally cook us alive. The larger you are, the slower your metabolism has to be; the smaller you are, the faster your metabolism has to be. Also there was more oxygen in our atmosphere allowing for Megaflora and fauna.Having a huge thing like that fly around? Fuuuuuuck that!
Being reminded how HUGE and dangerous all these Dinosaurs were... are there any conspiracy theories that "man" HAD to take them all out to survive in this world long term?
I guess we just got lucky huh. š¬
But it's interesting... there were all these huge living things, but there were no humans that large or even half as large.
These look like they can't decide if they found 1 animal or 3 lol.i'm all about prehistoric elephant relatives that'd fuck shit up in jurassic world.
ambelodon:
deinotherium:
gomphotherium:
still got the horseshoe crabs today edit; i guess horseshoe crabs showed up 30 million post that era; (450 million instead of 480)They really do, in fact it's possible some of those organisms may of survived on some alien world, well theoretically anyway.
As I understand it, megarachne was misidentified as a spider and was actually a eurypterid; a sea scorpion.
All of the animals in the thread creators 1st post look unsettling, creepy, and alien. I actually think dinosaurs are less scary then all the animals being posted in this thread.Something about the appearance of those Azhdarchids is downright unsettling to me...
This is the coolest looking thing ever. The image makes it seem like it seem like it was fairly big, but I found out it was a small boi :[
And on that note, let's hear for sea-scorpions, the stuff of nightmares!As I understand it, megarachne was misidentified as a spider and was actually a eurypterid; a sea scorpion.
I mean they're still pretty old, and there may be something still alive from that period.still got the horseshoe crabs today edit; i guess horseshoe crabs showed up 30 million post that era; (450 million instead of 480)
It's a Biggie Small Boi!This is the coolest looking thing ever. The image makes it seem like it seem like it was fairly big, but I found out it was a small boi :[
Me when I see a modern scorpion:And on that note, let's hear for sea-scorpions, the stuff of nightmares!
The dude waving "bye" is quite fittingAnyone post any Arthropleuras? Love prehistoric giant arthropods
Helicoprion--A shark relative that had what looked an awful lot like a buzzsaw in its mouth.
OH! I FORGOT ABOUT THIS LITTLE BUDDYNot all that dissimilar to the modern (and very, very endangered) Saiga:
yo wtf
Helicoprion--A shark relative that had what looked an awful lot like a buzzsaw in its mouth.
I wanna ride it.
Also, who can forget Megalania: a kaiju sized relative to Komodo Dragons and monitor lizards:
There's a recently discovered icthyosaur that's blue whale sized or possibly even larger.
Not really. Those bones were put there to test your faith in the almighty LORD.Its absolutely insane to me that these things once walked the planet we live on. Unfathomable really.
SlagtothThe dinocelaphians.
Bradysaurus is the doggo of the permian. Just look at this good boy.
LagiacrusA lot of people are unaware of how diverse crocodilians were at one point.
Some of them could possibly run you down like lion. ...Some things, I'm glad are extinct.
Yian Kut Ku/Qurupeco
LudrothAlso, who can forget Megalania: a kaiju sized relative to Komodo Dragons and monitor lizards:
Something a number of people miss about Helicoprion was that it could grow to be fucking enormous. Based on the tooth whorls we have the largest specimens were estimated to be over 10 meters long, far larger than a modern great white.
Helicoprion--A shark relative that had what looked an awful lot like a buzzsaw in its mouth.
We actually are pretty clear now on the position of the buzzsaw thanks to one of the buzzsaws being preserved with soft tissue impressions. It's L in this picture.This one is debatable since there are many interpretations of how the "Buzzsaw" like teeth were implemented
The jawbone (Found in Lilstock, England) is not described yet. The size estimates are based on inferences from the genus Shonisaurus.
Unfortunately, it wasn't actually a spider. :(Why the fuck would you show us sonething like this. How dare you.
Second to Megistotherium (which actually shows up in FFXIII).Mother fucking Andrewsarcus. Largest terrestrial mammal predator of all time. Ancestor to the modern day sheep believe it or not. The Eocene period had tons of awesome creatures.
That's Arthropleura.
Ah apologies then, I blame my source. I thought it looked off but I shrugged it off.Second to Megistotherium (which actually shows up in FFXIII).
That's Arthropleura.
Here's our boy Jaekelopterus:
I submit Basiliosaurus, whose name translates to "king lizard."
It's actually a whale.
I like that they felt the need to add Immortal or KISS style stage makeup to it.
It's really sad when you think about how many species existed and died long before we ever did and also so many that existed and we killed them. Fuck humans man.
The jawbone (Found in Lilstock, England) is not described yet. The size estimates are based on inferences from the genus Shonisaurus.
Unfortunately, it wasn't actually a spider. :(
It was still a relative of arachnids! This is one attempt at a more accurate reconstruction.
I call it Chocobo :D let me ride it!The Demon Duck of Doom, aka Bullockornis. Might have been a hunter, might have been an herbivore there is debate