Continents
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Megatherium (megathere) – elephant-sized sloth
Megatherium americanum – giant ground sloth Megatherium – a great beast The word “beast” in the dictionary means “wild, menacing…
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Rhamphosuchus – one of the largest crocodiles
Rhamphosuchus crassidens (“Beak crocodile”) Contemporary crocodiles have been present on Earth unchanged for hundreds of millions of years. Despite the…
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African buffalo – Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
African buffalo – Cape buffalo The African buffalo is a species of cattle that has never been domesticated. This is…
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Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) The Dodo is a prime example of an animal that became extinct due to human activity. It…
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Saurosuchus – a “lizard crocodile”
Saurosuchus Contemporary crocodiles are clearly clumsy on land because their limbs are arranged along the sides of the body. Many…
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