15 Terrifying Prehistoric Creatures That Actually Existed

facts burst presents 15 terrifying prehistoric creatures number one Jaeckel op Duras existing around 390 million years ago these massive predators roamed the sea murdering everything in their path these sea scorpions dwarfed anything else in the water with many limbs and an unending instinct to eat seeking their prey apart piece-by-piece coming across a jiggle of Duras would be a terrifying experience number 2 hella Cyprian okay this weird-looking shark is made up right wrong first it's not made up in addition it wasn't a shark the hella Cyprian lived more than four hundred million years ago surviving multiple mass extinctions that wiped out nearly all life on the planet several million years ago the great survivor scientists aren't sure exactly what caused it to die out eventually [Music] number three Vasil asuka's imagine for a moment your typical crocodile now imagine that the crocodile is 33 feet long this terrifying creature known as the fossil asuka's roamed the earth millions of years ago eating other carnivores number four kelan ken is that a bird a chicken or an ostrich it is the kelan ken the kelan Ken roamed the earth roughly 15 million years ago with 18 inch long beaks and an incredible speed on land it existed during a period of time well after the dinosaurs all died out still you wouldn't want one of these hunting you number five there is in asaurus a creature spawned from nightmares the therizinosaurus had a huge 3 foot long claws on appendages similar to chickens so you would expect this 33 foot long animal to attack animals right wrong from what records can be collected the creature was in fact an herbivore using its claws to root around and weed for wood number 6 Sauron a ops living in present-day Morocco nearly 100 million years ago the Sauron II ops were massive sized predators able to kill very large dinosaurs and 42 feet in length there is nothing about these prehistoric killers that are not absolutely terrifying number 7 Deinosuchus a distant relative of the crocodiles the Deinosuchus existed to hunt kill and eat other large dinosaurs a crocodile on steroids these creatures would hunt in the water striking on prey that got too close to the water's edge the top of the food chain you would never want to find yourself even close to this incredibly massive killing machine number eight don't Cleo steais imagine for a moment a typical fish now imagine that it was 30 feet long and massive compared to people throw in a lack of teeth and a guillotine shaped mouth and you've got yourself the Dunkleosteus living in the waters as recently as 20 million years ago the predator of the sea fed off of other fish as one of the biggest predators of that time getting hit by one of these guys underwater is similar to getting hit by a small sub living as unchallenged rulers of the sea from Milly of years the Livi Aten were the undisputed rulers of the ocean number 10 Mosasaurus being the perfect aquatic predator does not mean you have to be large the Mosasaurus proved that by being responsible for one of the most dangerous times for aquatic creatures in the planet's history at over 60 feet long with thin sleek bodies the Mosasaurus would eat just about everything it could sink its teeth into number 11 dean aetherium the prehistoric relatives to the elephants these creatures were the largest in size of any member of the family changing very little over millions of years of evolution the dean aetherium are known for having a distinctive facial shape with tusks pointing downward below the face number 12 epidemic tricks not all terrifying prehistoric creatures have to be large the earliest known creatures to have feathers the epidemic Toric's looks terrifying to behold or come across number 13 Hallucigenia getting even smaller in size the Hallucigenia are only about three millimeters in length with a bulbous head and tail the dozens of protrusions extending from its body helped navigate the waterways millions of years ago the tentacles and otherworldly look of these creatures make them something you would never want to be blown up to the scale of a human number 14 tannest epheus the tannest epheus is known for having an incredibly long neck an underwater creature emerging nearly 20 million years ago the tannest epheus emerged in the mid Triassic period with a neck longer than its body and tail put together the odd shape of the tannest epheus makes it instantly recognizable number 15 oppa binya defying explanation the oppa binya was an utterly bizarre creature with few relatives today it had a lobster like claw that extended from its front 30 flippers 30 legs and multiple eyes with no teeth it was assumed that the oppa binya survived off of bottom-dwelling creatures subscribe for more [Music] you [Music]

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Published: Thu Jan 14 2016