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Dinocrocuta gigantea was a hyena-like carnivore that hunted animals much larger than itself, including rhinos.
(Credit: Teratophoneus)
Alanqa was a pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous with a 6 metre wingspan!
(Credit: Joschua Knüppe)
The last Kangaroo Island emu died in 1827.
(Credit: Sarah Nicholls)
Gnathosaurus had needle-like teeth for catching small prey.
(Credit: Joschua Knüppe)
Achillobator was a carnivore that lived in Asia during the Cretaceous period.
(Credit: Tiffany Turrill)
Bellubrunnus was a small flying reptile with a wingspan of just 30 centimetres.
(Credit: Joschua Knüppe)
The pygmy mammoth from the Mediterranean stood at just over a metre in height (compared to its 4-metre-tall ancestors).
(Credit V. Leshyk)
The elephant bird was a huge flightless bird native to Madagascar. It was 3 metres tall & became extinct 1000 years ago.
(Photos: @Yale)
Astrapotherium (the Great Lightning Beast) looked like a cross between a tapir & an elephant. However,they are unrelated to modern elephants