The Seven Largest Species That Ever Lived
We know that giant dinosaurs lived in the past and now they are extinct. But there are many other huge animals that lived in the past and now they are extinct. Here are some such animals, which were revealed in the studies of scientists while studying the fossils.
Giant Sea Scorpion
Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, giant sea scorpions lived 390 million years ago. The size of giant sea scorpion is said to be equivalent to the size of a large crocodile; it measured 8.2 feet long. Its spiked claw alone was 46cm long. This was considered to be one of the top predators of the time.
Megalodon Shark
This huge shark lived 1.5 million years to 5 million years back. Based on the fossils it is estimated to be 50 feet long and 30 times heavier more than the white sharks. Its teeth alone were 6 inches or longer (they were strong enough to chew a car made with iron) and jaws were around 6 feet wide.
Beelzebufo Frog
This devil frog lived on this earth 70 million years ago. Based on the fossils found in the Madagascar this frog is estimated to be 41cm long and 4.5 kilograms in weight. With its big mouth and powerful jaws it could kill hatchling dinosaurs.
Titanoboa Snake
Titanoboa or titanic boa was the world’s largest snake that lived 60 million years back in Cerrejón region of northern Colombia. With its huge weight of 1,135 kilograms and length of 42 feet (equal to the length of a bus) this animal could crush its prey with its powerful muscles.
Peruvian Giant Penguins
These people-sized penguins lived 36 million years ago in Peru. With their five-foot height and one-foot long beak these penguins used to look fearsome. It is estimated that the walking and swimming style of these animals were also different from the present penguins.
Giant Rat
Based on the fossils available in Uruguay these giant rats lived on the earth 4 million years ago. This giant rodent had huge incisors of 30cm long which were useful for fighting and felling trees (it was herbivorous). With its huge weight of 1000kgs and 10 feet length it used to look like hippo and most of times spend its time under water to reduce the stress (caused due to its size).
Giant Kangaroos
These giant kangaroos lived on Tasmania Island 40,000 years ago. These creatures measured more than 10 feet long and weighed 500 kilogram. They were extinct due to severe draught.
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47 Responses to “The Seven Largest Species That Ever Lived”
On February 18, 2009 at 8:26 am
Fascinating species! Great and informative article..
On February 18, 2009 at 9:00 am
Great work, I couldn’t help but giggle when I imagined a Beelzabufo frog sitting in my lawn.
On February 18, 2009 at 9:24 am
Interesting. Saw a piece on TV where some think some Megalodons may still live.
Thanks,
Clay
On February 18, 2009 at 9:25 am
That is one huge shark.
On February 18, 2009 at 9:28 am
Fascinating work! I think if I could ever see one of those huge boas, I might pass out! Hate snakes.
On February 18, 2009 at 9:54 am
I knew someone would pick up on that massive Boa eventually. Good article.
On February 18, 2009 at 1:42 pm
rat,rat,rat
On February 18, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Interesting findings!
On February 18, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Thanks everybody for the nice feedback.
On February 18, 2009 at 8:10 pm
wow! really fascinating. It is horrible to meet the giant snake or rat. Great information, Valli
On February 18, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Interesting!Thanks for the read.
On February 18, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Well, in some way I’m glad they don’t exist anymore!
On February 18, 2009 at 8:58 pm
These are fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Some of these creatures would have been pretty scary.
On February 18, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Thank God that giant scorpion no longer live these days.
On February 19, 2009 at 12:51 am
Awesome article! Very informative!
On February 19, 2009 at 1:34 am
Fascinating article! Nice pics as well!
On February 19, 2009 at 2:23 am
Interesting facts, thanks for putting them together.
On February 19, 2009 at 2:36 am
the frog looks scary…
On February 19, 2009 at 2:59 am
Awesome animals. The Beelzebufo Frog looks kinda cute.
On February 19, 2009 at 3:24 am
Very well researched and informative article.
On February 19, 2009 at 5:59 am
Wow! amazing. Very curios discovery…a pattern is clear that millions of years ago, giants populate the earth…why the extinction? Perhaps being huge was such an impediment for survival.
On February 19, 2009 at 7:47 am
Hi,
I really liked your article! It is fascinating! I Had no idea that animals this size used to exist! Amazing!
Thanks,
Calum
On February 19, 2009 at 8:17 am
superb article
On February 19, 2009 at 10:35 am
Great article! That shark is especially scary. These are undoubtedly some of the largest creatures ever, although I think the modern blue whale is supposed to be the largest mammal to have ever lived.
On February 19, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Fascinating stuff Valli
On February 19, 2009 at 1:56 pm
amazing facts on a well-researched article.
On February 19, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Thank you everyone for reading and commenting.
On February 19, 2009 at 3:26 pm
very large creatures indeed
On February 19, 2009 at 3:30 pm
kewl! And, this is I think the first time that I have ever seen a SNAKE that was from the fossil record. I knew that had to have existed, but dinosaurs were scary enough.., a giant snake? Yikes!
-thestickman
On February 19, 2009 at 4:44 pm
That is a big shark. Maybe they should have based Jaws on that shark and not on a great white.
On February 19, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I’m with stickman on this one. I though garden snakes were bad.
On February 20, 2009 at 5:02 am
interesting that frog was enough for one article.
very nice and informative.
original work.
On February 20, 2009 at 10:55 am
What a well researched article. So informative with great pictures. I guess I’m glad I live in modern times. Sounds like humans would serve as a tasty treat to some of these creatures.
On February 20, 2009 at 7:07 pm
What a facinating find!
On February 20, 2009 at 7:22 pm
the giant rat is very interesting. good thing its already extinct,if not households need to have a giant mousetrap… lol
On February 20, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Thank you all for your encouraging comments.
On February 20, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Very intresting article. The first thing I thought when I saw the title was ok its about dinosaurs but I was clearly wrong.
On February 20, 2009 at 11:55 pm
They are really giants!
On February 21, 2009 at 12:09 am
A superb artistic way of writing while sharing knowledge. Awesome write!
On February 21, 2009 at 2:09 am
Wow. Great article. Very interesting. I wouldn’t want to meet the Titanoboa Snake.
On February 21, 2009 at 8:09 am
Wow… nice infos valli… I’m really scared
On February 21, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Cool
On February 21, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Thanks everybody for reading and commenting.
On February 21, 2009 at 9:15 pm
those are huge!!!
On February 22, 2009 at 5:55 am
Scary!
On March 18, 2009 at 3:52 pm
I am so glad they are extinct!!!
On June 26, 2009 at 7:28 pm
im highly doubtful of these years of the species the first one 390 million years ago really? who comes up with these times can a palentologist really say something lived that long ago?
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