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Prehistoric animals unfairly ignored by pop culture
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Anyone post any Arthropleuras? Love prehistoric giant arthropods
The stuff of nightmares!
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)
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)
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
Its like uncanny valley animal edition. The giraffe would even be freaked out
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 :[Opabinia
And on that note, let's hear for sea-scorpions, the stuff of nightmares!
I mean they're still pretty old, and there may be something still alive from that period.
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.
fuck off nature
OH! I FORGOT ABOUT THIS LITTLE BUDDYNot all that dissimilar to the modern (and very, very endangered) Saiga:
I didn't realize they were endangered too. :(
yo wtf
Helicoprion--A shark relative that had what looked an awful lot like a buzzsaw in its mouth.
This one is debatable since there are many interpretations of how the "Buzzsaw" like teeth were implemented
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I wanna ride it.Also a new Dino was discovered that was metal as fuck
Also, who can forget Megalania: a kaiju sized relative to Komodo Dragons and monitor lizards:
I for one hope coolness on this level never goes extinct
There's a recently discovered icthyosaur that's blue whale sized or possibly even larger.
What genus is that?
Not really. Those bones were put there to test your faith in the almighty LORD.
Orrr... they were god's little failed experiments.
Orr.... ehh..
Nice to know that Monster Hunter is about time travel:
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/QurupecoGigatoraptor was an Oviraptor playing a T.rex sized chicken.
LudrothAlso, who can forget Megalania: a kaiju sized relative to Komodo Dragons and monitor lizards:
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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
Why the fuck would you show us sonething like this. How dare you.
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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.
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.Jaekelopterus
Here's our boy Jaekelopterus:
I submit Basiliosaurus, whose name translates to "king lizard."
It's actually a whale.
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.
Thread brings me back to Primeval, what a dope show. It did give me an irrational fear of swimming pools though lol
I like that they felt the need to add Immortal or KISS style stage makeup to it.Also a new Dino was discovered that was metal as fuck
We're a blip on the radar compared to how long ago some of these species existed. Unless we manage to acidify the oceans to the point where the food chain shuts down entirely, we'll be a blip on the radar long after we're gone and yet stranger things rule the earth.
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.
Ah yes that's much better...
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
