The 6 most dangerous extinct animals throughout history

Extinct animals are those that no longer exist but existed in ancient times. The most important reasons for their extinction are due to poaching, natural disasters, lack of food on which these animals depend, climate change and pollution.

In this article, we specifically review the 6 most dangerous extinct animals throughout history

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 The monkey gigantopithecus

It is considered the largest monkey that lived on the face of the globe, as it reached a length of about 3 meters and a weight of about 500 kilograms.

However, he was a plant-feeding animal. He lived on Earth for 300,000 years to 1 million years.

Its most important areas were in China, India and Vietnam

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Pig shoshonensis

It is a dangerous animal with a weight of 1000 kg and has a skull up to 1 meter long. It has a large mouth full of teeth for cutting meat and bones. One of the most important sources of food is camel and horse meat and has lived on Earth for about 18 million years. Its most important areas were in North America

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Alligator sarcosuchus

It is very similar to the crocodiles that live today, but its size is very huge, as it reached a length of about 12 meters and a weight of about 8000 kilograms. This crocodile lived in the age of dinosaurs

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Haast's eagle

It is the most dangerous predatory bird found on the surface of the globe and has a wingspan of 3 meters. Its weight ranges from 10 to 15 kilograms.

His claws reached 10 centimeters long.

His most important areas were in New Zealand. It became extinct about 700 years ago.

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Snake titanoboa

It is the most inflamed snake on the face of the globe, where it reached a length of about 15 meters and a weight of more than 1000 kilograms.

And he fed on fish and crocodiles

He is believed to have attacked prey by strangling it or by poison. It appeared after the extinction of the dinosaurs

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Bear arctodus

This bear lived with the first humans as it existed on the surface of the globe about 12,500 years ago.

It was about 4 meters long and weighed about 1000 kilograms. One of the most important areas of his presence is North America