Prehistoria - The Prehistoric Animal Fan Club

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #1: Onchopristis was a species of giant sawfish that could reach 9 metres in length. The rostrum, or "saw" could be as long as a grown man is tall on its own. It was also Spinosaurus' main food source.

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Daily Dinosaur #70: Alectrosaurus (Al-ek-trow-saw-us)



Name meaning: Eagle lizard
Length: 16 feet
Weight: 1 tonne
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivorous
Found: China, Mongolia
Species: A. olseni
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #2: Indoricotherium, also known as Paraceratherium or Baluchitherium, was the biggest land mammal to exist. It looked like a giraffe mixed with an elephant but was in fact a huge, hornless rhinoceros.

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Daily Dinosaur #71: Gasosaurus (Gas-oh-saw-us)



Name meaning: Gas (company) lizard
Length: 11.5 feet
Weight: 150 kg
Lived: Mid Jurassic
Found: China
Diet: Carnivorous
Species: G. constructus
Record/s: Smallest Carnosaur, Smallest Chinese Carnosaur, Smallest Asian Carnosaur

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #3: "Pterodactyl" does not technically exist. The correct word is "Pterodactylus" and that is only one of multiple "Pterodactyls", or more correctly, Pterosaurs.

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Daily Dinosaur #72: Aucasaurus (Aw-car-saw-us)



Name meaning: Auca Mahuevo lizard
Length: 16.5 feet
Weight: 500 kg
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Found: Argentina
Diet: Carnivorous
Species: A. garridoi
Record/s: Best-known Abelisaur

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #4: While Smilodon, more commonly and incorrectly referred to as a "sabre-toothed tiger," is the most powerful cat to exist, it isn't the biggest. That belongs to the Cave Lion. It is closely related to the modern lion, however even bigger than a Siberian Tiger, the biggest modern cat.

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Daily Dinosaur #73: Monolophosaurus (Mon-oh-loaf-oh-saw-us)



Name meaning: Single-crested lizard
Length: 16.5 feet
Weight: 500 kg
Lived: Late Jurassic
Found: China
Diet: Carnivorous
Species: M. jiangi
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Prehistoric Creature Fact #5: The first whales looked nothing like modern whales. They were dog-like creatures closely related to the hooved mammals, or ungulates called Pakicetus.

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Daily Dinosaur #74: Pelecanimimus (Pelican-ee-mime-us)



Name meaning: Pelican mimic
Length: 6.5 feet
Weight: 100 kg
Lived: Early Cretaceous
Found: Spain
Diet: Omnivorous
Species: P. polydon
Record/s: First Ornithomimosaur found in Europe