After @Chlidonias pointed out my error I looked it up and found that last terrestrial crocodile was indeed not Quinkana but Mekosuchus. The genus lived on South Pacific islands from 25,000,000 B.C.E. to 3,000 years ago.
Hipporex's Guide to Interesting and Unique Prehistoric Fauna
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NUMBER THIRTY-THREE: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Bigaft Monster Fish
- Animal: Super salmon (Oncorhynchus rastrosus)
- Name Pronunciation: On-ko-rin-kus ras-tro-sus
- Name Meaning: Oncorhynchus means "hook nose"
- Named By: Cavender and Miller - 1972
- Classification: Life, Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Salmoniformes, Salmonidae
- When: ~ 12,000,000 B.C.E. to 5,000,000 B.C.E. (Late Miocene through to the Pleistocene)
- Where: North America (United States (California, Oregon, and Washington))
- Size: *see below*
- Diet: *see below*
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Nice mustache.
NUMBER THIRTY-THREE: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Bigaft Monster Fish
The genus Oncorhynchus is still alive today but none of the living species get quite this big. Adult super salmon measured 9 feet (2.74 meters) long and may have measured up to 400 pounds (181.43 kilograms). Like modern salmon, this species probably lived life in the ocean but swan up river to spawn. Large gill-rakes and fossilized teeth suggest this species was planktivorous. Exceptionally high levels of plankton have also been recorded in Miocene aged marine deposits, which reveals that super salmon probably grew so big as a result of both a greater abundance of food, as well as a slower lifestyle which would not require calories for fast pursuit swimming, meaning that more could go to growth. The super salmon had two, large 0.8 to 1.2 inch (2 to 3 centimeter) long upper tusk-shaped teeth. It's worth noting I don't think the exact position of the tusks in a living fish is known as reconstructions seem to depict them in varying positions. To see if the tusk-shaped teeth played an important role in breeding of this species, researchers compared 51 different fossils from ancient deposits of both freshwater and saltwater environments. Teeth from freshwater deposits are not only larger, but they are also more recurved, and the tooth tips more worn and blunt. In addition, their bony tooth bases are considerably larger. Teeth from coastal marine deposits are smaller, straighter, their tooth tips sharper, and their tooth bases smaller. This supports our hypothesis that the super salmon did developmentally change between the marine and freshwater stages of their lives, as modern salmon do today. The paleontologists think it is likely super salmon were using their tusk-shaped teeth for fighting and display against each other during the spawning season. One can imagine prehistoric bears catching these goliath salmon and pulling them up on the bank.
- Animal: Super salmon (Oncorhynchus rastrosus)
- Name Pronunciation: On-ko-rin-kus ras-tro-sus
- Name Meaning: Oncorhynchus means "hook nose"
- Named By: Cavender and Miller - 1972
- Classification: Life, Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Salmoniformes, Salmonidae
- When: ~ 12,000,000 B.C.E. to 5,000,000 B.C.E. (Late Miocene through to the Pleistocene)
- Where: North America (United States (California, Oregon, and Washington))
- Size: *see below*
- Diet: *see below*
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Honestly, I would eat it, it looks good...
NUMBER THIRTY-THREE: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Bigaft Monster Fish
The genus Oncorhynchus is still alive today but none of the living species get quite this big. Adult super salmon measured 9 feet (2.74 meters) long and may have measured up to 400 pounds (181.43 kilograms). Like modern salmon, this species probably lived life in the ocean but swan up river to spawn. Large gill-rakes and fossilized teeth suggest this species was planktivorous. Exceptionally high levels of plankton have also been recorded in Miocene aged marine deposits, which reveals that super salmon probably grew so big as a result of both a greater abundance of food, as well as a slower lifestyle which would not require calories for fast pursuit swimming, meaning that more could go to growth. The super salmon had two, large 0.8 to 1.2 inch (2 to 3 centimeter) long upper tusk-shaped teeth. It's worth noting I don't think the exact position of the tusks in a living fish is known as reconstructions seem to depict them in varying positions. To see if the tusk-shaped teeth played an important role in breeding of this species, researchers compared 51 different fossils from ancient deposits of both freshwater and saltwater environments. Teeth from freshwater deposits are not only larger, but they are also more recurved, and the tooth tips more worn and blunt. In addition, their bony tooth bases are considerably larger. Teeth from coastal marine deposits are smaller, straighter, their tooth tips sharper, and their tooth bases smaller. This supports our hypothesis that the super salmon did developmentally change between the marine and freshwater stages of their lives, as modern salmon do today. The paleontologists think it is likely super salmon were using their tusk-shaped teeth for fighting and display against each other during the spawning season. One can imagine prehistoric bears catching these goliath salmon and pulling them up on the bank.
- Animal: Super salmon (Oncorhynchus rastrosus)
- Name Pronunciation: On-ko-rin-kus ras-tro-sus
- Name Meaning: Oncorhynchus means "hook nose"
- Named By: Cavender and Miller - 1972
- Classification: Life, Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Salmoniformes, Salmonidae
- When: ~ 12,000,000 B.C.E. to 5,000,000 B.C.E. (Late Miocene through to the Pleistocene)
- Where: North America (United States (California, Oregon, and Washington))
- Size: *see below*
- Diet: *see below*
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NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR: It may be a cetacean but it would of looked more like a hairy crocodile
(Below: A. natans is third down)
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- Animal: Ambulocetus natans
- Name Pronunciation: Am-bu-loh-cee-tuss nay-tans
- Name Meaning: "Whale that walks and swims"
- Named By: Hans Thewissen et al. - 1994
- Classification: Life, Eukaryota, Animalia, hordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Reptiliomorpha, Amniota, Synapsida, Therapsida, Mammalia, Placentilia, Boreoeutheria, Ungulata, Artiodactyla, Whippomorpha, Cetacea, Archaeoceti, Ambulocetidae
- When: ~ 47,800,000 B.C.E. to 41,300,000 B.C.E. (Eocene epoch)
- Where: Asia (Pakistan)
- Size: 9.84 feet (3 meters)
- Diet: Carnivore
(Below: A. natans is third down)
Picture and Information Sources:
- My brain
- Ambulocetus
- Ambulocetus - Wikipedia
- Ambulocetus natans
- Ambulocetus - Facts and Pictures
- Prehistoric Monsters, what's your favorites?
- Ambulocetus
- Ambulocetus natans, the Eocene “walking whale” – who might not actually have been able to walk at all! A study published in 2016… | Prehistoric animals | Pinterest | Prehistoric animals, Prehistoric creatures and Extinct animals
Coincidentally, I just took this picture less than 24h ago:
Zoological Museum Copenhagen | ZooChat
Zoological Museum Copenhagen | ZooChat
NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE: From one intersting aquatic to another
(Below: Marine sloth vs. shark)
(Below: predatory toothed cetaceans hunting marine sloths)
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- Animal: Marine sloth (Thalassocnus)
- Species: T. antiquus, T. carolomartini, T. littoralis, T. natans (type species), and T. yuacensis
- Name Pronunciation: Thalassocnus means "sea sloth;" antiquus means "ancient;" carolomartini honors honor of Carlos Martin, the man how found the holotype bones for this species; littoralis means "seashore;" natans means "swimming;" yuacensis means "from Yuaca," the village near where the species was found
- Named By: Christian de Muizon and H. Gregory McDonald - 1995
- Classification: Life, Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Reptiliomorpha, Amniota, Synapsida, Therapsida, Mammalia, Placentilia, Xenarthra, Pilosa, Folivora, Megatheriidae, Thalassocninae
- When: ~ 7,000,000 B.C.E. to 3,000,000 B.C.E.
- Where: South America (Chile and Peru)
- Size: Up to 11 feet (3.35 meters) long
- Diet: Herbivore
(Below: Marine sloth vs. shark)
(Below: predatory toothed cetaceans hunting marine sloths)
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NUMBER THIRTY-SIX: The nose nose all
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- Animal: Schnoz lizard (Teraterpeton hrynewichorum)
- Name Pronunciation: Te-rat-er-pe-ton
- Named By: Teraterpeton means "Wonderful creeping thing"
- Classification: Life, Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Reptiliomorpha, Amniota, Sauropsida, Eureptilia, Sauria, Archosauromorpha, Allokotosauria, Trilophosauria, Trilophosauridae
- When: ~ 230,000,000 B.C.E. (Carnian stage of the Late Triassic epoch)
- Where: North American (Canada (Nova Scotia (Wolfville Formation)))
- Size: Approximately 3.93 feet (120.09 centimeters) long
- Diet: Unknown (*see below*)
Picture and Information Sources:
- My brain
- Teraterpeton - Wikipedia
Teraterpeton Portrait
- Teraterpeton
- Teraterpeton
- Teraterpeton, a unique reptile from the late Triassic. Some of its unusual adaptations include the front of its jaws forming a toothless beak, enlarged nostril holes, and a fused skull like that seen in some marine reptiles : Naturewasmetal
- ‘Teraterpeton’ Photographic Print by Amaruuk
- #teraterpeton Instagram photos and videos | Insgain
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NUMBER THIRTY-SIX: Happy World Frog Day!
The scariest depiction of Beelzebufo the internet has to offer...
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- Animal: Beelzebufo ampinga
- Name Pronunciation: Bee-zell-boo-foh am-ping-uh
- Name Meaning: "Shielded devil toad"
- Named By: Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008
- Classification: Life, Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Amphibia, Lissamphibia, Batrachia, Salientia, Anura, Ceratophryidae
- When: ~ 70,000,000 B.C.E. to 65,500,000 B.C.E. (Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch)
- Where: Africa (Madagascar (Maevarano Formation))
- Size: Big for a frog
- Diet: Carnivore
The scariest depiction of Beelzebufo the internet has to offer...
Picture and Information Sources:
- My brain
- Surinam horned frog - Wikipedia
- Extinct "Devil Frog" Sported Spikes, Body Armor
- Beelzebufo
- Beelzebufo - Wikipedia
- Beelzebufo
- Prehistoric animals: Beelzebufo ampinga or Devil Frog.
- Beelzebufo ampinga
- Modern frogs with a big bite predict that Beelzebufo ampinga had a monstrous mouth – A new paleontology, zoology thing for curious kids – 2 New Things
I meant "know"
I meant Surinam horned frog, I didn't mean Argentine horned frog.
I have no idea what happened here
I figured I might as well correct my own spelling mistakes before someone else does. I apologize for my many spelling errors, writing has never been my strong suit. Although perhaps I should stop making excuses, and just proofread my dang posts before I hit "Post Reply."
SpinyLiving
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Ah yes, Beelzebufo, the thing that caused the second most amount of nightmares related to prehistoric life back when I was younger. After the ants ripping apart a Diatryma chick of course. Just like you said, that really messed me up as a kid. And the worst thing is, I haven't seen Walking with Beasts in years and I can still recall the scene with perfect detail. Anyway, Beelzebufo! When I was younger, I saw a documentary about dinosaurs, and I don't remember much about it, just that there was a Microraptor-esce dinosaur that led two baby let me think....I think they were Rugops? No, that's not it...Mapusaurus maybe? I don't remember. The point is, this Microraptor like dinosaur led two baby theropods into a area full of fog, so you couldn't see a freaking thing, then watched from a tree branch as the two babies, who were chasing it earlier, were devoured by the hungry froggo. The narrator then talked about how that type of dinosaur was exceptionally smart. Anyway, both the Beelzebufo and the other dino were eaten by the mother dino, but I was still in shock about the fact that a dinosaur just commited first-degree murder!
Although it doesn't fit you're description exactly I'm 99% sure you talking about Dinosaur Revolution. Watch this video from 9:22 to 14:56. The "Microraptor-esce dinosaur" is Rahonavis. The "Mapusaurus" are Majungasaurus. The giant frogs are obviously Beelzebufo. And the "long-necked dinosaur" is Rapetosaurus.
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Where are you getting your pronunciations from? This one in particular is way off. Beelzebub, from which the frog gets its name, is pronounced "bee-el-ze-bub" - it isn't spelled "bee-zel-bub".
Yeah I don't know, I usually source my pronunciations but I just put that for this one because that's how I've always said it, although after looking at the name again, I don't know why I've been saying it like that considering it isn't spelled that way.
Beelzebub put a devil frog aside for me, for me, for me.
NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT: I believe I can fly! Oh wait...I can only glide *insert sad face*
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- Animal: Volaticotherium antiquum
- Name Pronunciation: Vole-at-ie-ko-thee-ree-um an-tick-um
- Name Meaning: "Ancient gliding beast"
- Named By: Meng et al. - 2006
- Classification: Life, Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha, Tetrapoda, Reptiliomorpha, Amniota, Synapsida, Therapsida, Mammalia, Eutriconodonta, Volaticotherini
- When: ~ 164,000,000 B.C.E. (Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic epoch)
- Where: Asia (China (Inner Mongolia (Tiaojishan Formation)))
- Size: About the same size as a large flying squirrel
- Diet: Insectivore
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I have seen three species of flying squirrel and I think you're going to need to be a little more specific because "large flying squirrel" can imply quite a size range.
~Thylo
You say that, but I can think of at least a dozen extant cetacean species which are longer than, or of a size with, the species of which you speak
