ARCHELON
Image credit of X Archelon means “large turtle”, and that is exactly what it was, in fact it was the largest turtle in history. Living in...
MEGATHERIUM
Upon first glance, you would be forgiven for thinking Megatherium was an ancient relative of bears, but Megatherium was really a giant...
AMBULOCETUS
Image courtesy of here Ambulocetus quite literally means “walking whale”, and rightfully so as the ancient mammal is the suggested...
DIMETRODON
Living around 280 to 255 million years ago, this synapsid reptile could reach up to 3 metres long. Dimetrodon flourished in the dry...
PERMIAN EXTINCTION
The end of the Permian period marks the greatest extinction event of the last half a billion years, up to 90% of terrestrial and oceanic...
TITANOBOA
Following the demise of the dinosaurs, Titanoboa rose up through the ranks to claim the title of top predator during the Paleocene, about...
DEINOSUCHUS
Perhaps the most infamous of the ancient crocodiles is the mighty Sarcosuchus, but a fearsome competitor for that title is Deinosuchus,...
