They are real giants.
We all know that 235 million years ago, our planet appeared dinosaurs. For tens of millions of years these giants were the real masters of the world. In those days flora and fauna was notable for its incredible size, so that the archaeological findings do not cease to amaze our imagination. Here are the most amazing animals-the giants that have ever inhabited the Earth.
15. Titanoboa
View of the extinct snake that lived on the territory of modern Colombia 61,7—58.7 million years ago.
A close relative of the boa up to 13 meters in length and weighed more than a ton. The predator was not poison, so its victim, she just choked and swallowed.
14. The Syrian camel
The height at the withers of the animal has reached 4 meters. Dwelt a giant “ship of the desert” in Syria about 100,000 years ago. The remains of the animal were first discovered in 2005. According to scientists, the ancient people actively hunted the camel, that could lead to the extinction of species.
13. Mosasaur
These marine reptiles reached a length of over 17 meters, was distinguished by massive teeth adapted to crushing bones and tearing the flesh of large prey. Ate other mosasaurs and plesiosaurs.
12. Liopleurodon
Another type of marine reptile middle Jurassic period. The monster reached 25 m in length and weighed about 100 tons. The dominant predator ate large fish, shellfish, and from time to time attacked the other marine reptiles.
11. Sarcosuchus
A genus of giant crocodylomorphs, inhabiting the territory of modern Africa in the early Cretaceous period. Sarcosuchus reached 12 m in length, and its weight was 8 tons. Is one of the largest krokodilopodobnyh giant reptiles that ever lived on our planet.
10. Paraceratherium
The highest (up to 5 meters high) and heaviest (up to 20 tonnes) ever land mammals. These animals from the family geraldovich lived 30-20 million years ago in the middle Oligocene – lower Miocene. Ate leaves and shrubs, inhabited Asia.
9. The whale shark
The largest of the currently existing species of sharks and also largest of the modern fish. About 11 m in length and weighs approximately 18 tons, but this is not the limit. Feeds on plankton.
8. Leedsichthys
Giant extinct bony fish of the Jurassic period. Leedsichthys was up to 30 meters long, weighed 19 tons. Like the whale shark eat plankton.
7. Kronosaur
One of the largest of the pliosaurs of the early Cretaceous epoch. Reached at least 10 m in length and weighed 18 tons. The name was in honor of the titanium Crown from Greek mythology.
6. Probivnogo Asian elephant
The largest representative Robotnik that lived in the Pleistocene in the area from India to Japan. His height at the shoulders is estimated at 5 m, weight -22 T.
5. Salazar
A genus of ichthyosaurs from the middle and late Triassic. The largest marine reptile ever discovered. Length was 20 m, weight 35 t under some assumptions, shastasaurus ate shellfish.
4. Megalodon
One of the biggest predatory fish of all time, existed in the Miocene and Pliocene. Serghides reached an average length of about 15 m and weighing up to 47 T. fortunately, this species went extinct 1.6 million years ago…
3. Spinosaurus
The largest carnivorous dinosaur of all time, inhabiting the territory of modern North Africa in the Cretaceous period. Spinosaurus had huge size: about 18 m in length and weighing up to 20 ton Dinosaur could swim, and his main food was fish.
2. Argentinosaurus
One of the largest animals in history of the world. While found only fragments of his skeleton, so estimates of length vary from 22 to 35 m , and weight from 60 to 108. The growth process took 40 years, argentinosaurus daily consume 100000 calories.
1. The blue whale
The biggest modern animal probably the largest animal that ever lived on Earth. Its length is 33 m, and the weight can exceed 150 m. the Length of a newborn baby is 6-8 meters, daily he gets up to 90 liters of milk. Intense fishing has led to a significant reduction in the number of blue whales.
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