Today many animals are completely extinct; but in a very remote past they lived on the same Earth that we know. Below we present some of the most fascinating species that we will never know. Dare to take a look!
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Smilodon
Also known as “saber teeth”, it lived during the Pleistocene. According to the site Newdinosaursthis feline inhabited the Earth between 2.5 million and 10,000 years ago.
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Smilodon
It was the maximum exponent of the felines and it is estimated that it inhabited North and South America. Similar to a leopard but with very large and sharp teeth.
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Mammoth
They became extinct 4,500 years ago and lived in cold regions, according to the site Newdinosaurs. Many fossils were found in countries in Europe, North Asia (mainly in Siberia), and North America.
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Mammoth
They resembled today’s elephants, but they inhabited our planet in the last Ice Age and also served as food for men during the Neolithic.
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Livyatan melvillei
Similar to a whale, it is the most mysterious animal species on the planet, millions of years old.
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Livyatan melvillei
As published in Newdinosaurs, lived 13 million years ago, during the Mycenaean period. Fossils of these specimens were discovered in 2008 in the current region of Peru.
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A fierce dog
It is a prehistoric wolf that lived in the Pleistocene and became extinct approximately 10,000 years ago, as indicated by the site Prehistoric.
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A fierce dog
Despite being related to the gray wolf and the dog, it is an animal from another era.
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Gigantopithecus
According to Newdinosaursit is an extinct primate that lived on Earth between 6 million and 200,000 years ago in the regions of China, India and Vietnam.
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Megaterio
as published Newdinosaurswas a super lazy animal that lived between the Mycenaean and the Modern Era.
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Megaterio
It was herbivorous and lived in present-day North America. It was 4 m tall and weighed tons.
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Doedicurus clavicaudatus
It was a prehistoric glyptodont that inhabited our planet during the Pleistocene until the last Ice Age, 11,000 years ago.
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Doedicurus clavicaudatus
Because of its shell, it reminds us of a turtle or even an armadillo. Fossils of this animal were found on the American continent, specifically in Argentina.
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Camelops
According to the site Britannicathis was the ancestor of today’s camels and lived from the end of the Pliocene to the end of the Pleistocene (between 3.6 million and 11,700 years ago).
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Camelops
It had very strong legs, a long neck, and most likely only one hump (like dromedaries). It is estimated that it became extinct in North America.
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Procoptodon
It was a kind of marsupial similar to the current kangaroos that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene, according to the site Newdinosaurs. It was herbivorous, measuring regarding 4.9 m tall and weighing almost 200 kg.
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Hipparion
This ancestor of the horse lived between 20 and 2 million years ago on almost all continents, according to the site Newdinosaurs.
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Purgatory
This animal looked like a rat and lived on Earth 65 million years ago, as indicated by the site Newdinosaurs.
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Purgatory
The animal lived in the trees of present-day North America and was omnivorous.
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Gliptodonte
This mammal was related to armadillos and lived in North America. It is estimated, according to the page Wilderwhich appeared on the planet 35 million years ago.
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Titanoboa cerrejonensis
It was a type of snake that inhabited the Earth following the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Researchers believe that this huge cobra might be up to 14m long.
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Daeodon
It was a species of artiodactyl that lived on Earth millions of years ago and whose appearance was reminiscent of a mixture of dog, wild boar and ox.
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Daeodon
According to the site Newdinosaursthe animal lived during the Mycenaean and it was Edward Drinker Cope in 1878 who gave it that name, which literally means ‘terrible pig’.
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Thylacinus cynocephalus
depending on the page Prehistoricthis wolf better known as the “Tasmanian devil” was the largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times.
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Thylacinus cynocephalus
Original from continental Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea, it became extinct in the 20th century.
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Entelodont
This prehistoric animal was the ancestor of pigs and lived in the valleys of Eurasia during the Eocene period, almost 30 million years ago.
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Entelodont
Also known as “pig from hell”, his ferocious appearance was probably his greatest characteristic.
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Paraceratherium
Also known as “rhinoceros-giraffe”, it was one of the largest land mammals ever discovered.
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