10 creepy creatures that, fortunately, have died out long ago

There are many varieties of predators on earth now, and some of them are truly capable of terrifying even the most fearless and desperate adventurers. But today we will show you creations, against which modern carnivorous animals will seem to you just cuties. Seeing them, you will understand why you should thank the universe for the fact that these creatures became extinct many thousands of years ago!

Megistotherium

The most dangerous predator, reaching a weight of 1.5 tons.

Fororakosy

500 kg birds, growing up to 3 m in height, could move at the speed of a cheetah.

Helicoprion

This monster lived in water more than 300 million years ago and was at least 3 meters in length.

Marsupial Sabretooth Tiger

A terrible predator, whose fangs did not stop growing throughout life, existed in the Miocene era.

Giant petite

300 thousand years ago, the territories of modern Vietnam, India and China were inhabited by such terrible and enormous (3 m in height) human-like creatures.

Quetzalcoatl

This is the largest flying animal, the wingspan of which reached 11 meters.

Andrewsarch

And this is the largest of all mammalian predators in the entire history of the planet. It grew to 4 meters in length and weighed about 2 tons.

Crayfish

A huge hybrid of lobster and scorpion.

Dunkleoste

A 4-ton underwater monster whose body was covered with a shell, and its teeth were replaced by sharp as blade blades.

Argentavis

An ancient bird that lived in the territory of modern Argentina, whose weight reached 70 kg, and the wingspan - 7 meters.

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