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Barinasuchus snapping at two butterflies flying by

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Iguanodon bernissartensis

Two Iguanodon enjoying a peaceful time in shallow water

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Spinosaurus aegyptiacus with a pterosaur

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Anchiornis huxleyi

A small, four-winged paravian dinosaur from the late Jurassic of China

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On a gloomy day, a Sinraptor attempts to catch a small crocodylomorph, hoping for a successful hunt.

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Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis

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Allosaurus

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Tyrannosaurus rex vs Denversaurus schlessmani

As a Denversaurus was lounging in a forest clearing, a Tyrannosaurus rushed out of the tree line to attack. In seconds, a peaceful day has turned into a nightmare for the ankylosaur...

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Anomalocaris canadensis

Anomalocaris, a radiodont panarthropod, isn't a true arthropod but falls within the larger clade.

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Pteranodon sternbergi ("Geosternbergia")

As the North American Interior Sea Way begins to show signs of an incomming storm, a male Pteranodon gracfully flies over the restless waves to get back to his colony.

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Smilodon populator

Smilodon, the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat, ruled with 11-inch-long canines and immense strength. They likely ambushed their prey due to their limited agility. Definitely one of prehistory's most iconic critters!

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Mammuthus primigenius

As the sun begins to shine, a woolly mammoth emerges into a forest clearing, foraging for grasses and sedges to feed on.

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Shonisaurus breaching the water on a rainy day

Shonisaurus was a genus of giant ichthyosaur from the late Triassic. This genus was one of the largest animals to ever live

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Velociraptor mongoliensis

In late Cretaceous Mongolia, a Velociraptor emerges at dawn from a cliff. With feathered grace and sharp instincts, this small, feathered dinosaur nimbly traverses the rocky terrain, surveying its surroundings.

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Allosaurus fragilis

Allosaurus was a large theropod from the late Jurassic of North America, Europe and possibly Africa. It was one of the most successful predators of its time and has been given the nickname "The Lion of the Jurassic"

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Anthracosaurus chilling in the sun with an insect in its jaws.

Anthracosaurus was a "stem-tetrapods" from the late Carboniferous of Scotland, England and Ohio

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Acheroraptor temertyorum

A dromaeosaurid from the famous late Cretaceous Hell Creek formation of North America.

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Inostrancevia alexandri

Inostrancevia was a late Permian sabertoothed therapsid. This animal lived in Europe (I. alexandri, I. latifrons and I. uralensis) and Africa (I. africana)
It was the largest of the gorgonopsians and could reach up to 3m in length

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Miosiren was an extinct genus of manatee from the early Miocene. It lived in the shallow seas of what is now south-eastern England and Antwerp.

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Amidst the marshlands of Late Cretaceous Mongolia, a lone Deinocheirus mirificus feeds on aquatic vegetation it has unearthed.

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Venetoraptor gassenae

This small, long-legged basal avemetatarsalian lived in what is now Brazil during the late Triassic period. It had a beak and some MEATY CLAWS

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Dollosuchoides densmorei

Dollosuchoides finds a small rodent that fell into the river, and even though it is built to eat fish, as are most Gavialoids, it will not give up a little mammalian snack.

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Elephant bird and Voay

An elephant bird on his daily stroll gets a little too close to the crocodilian Voay, which is chilling on the side of the river.

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Armadillosuchus arrudai

Armadillosuchus is often reconstructed with shell-like osteoderms, but in reality, this pseudosuchian had an an overlying thick leathery layer of skin, with the osteoderms being very hard to notice if not completely hidden in life.

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Shonisaurus showing its "macropredator" teeth

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Size comparison

Barinasuchus catching a bird

In the jungle of middle Miocene South America, a Barinasuchus tries his luck at catching an indeterminate parrot mid-flight.

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The Cave Lion (Panthera Spelaea)

The king and his throne. The Eurasian cave lion standing on a cliff in Czechia 20 000 years ago.

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"LOWERY, I NEED YOU TO OPEN PADDOCK 9"

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Borealosuchus swimming in murky water

Borealosuchus was a crocodyliform from not only the late Cretaceous (70.6 mya) but also the middle Eocene (47.8 mya)

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