The Terrifying Beasts That Were Even Scarier than Dinosaurs

🐟Dunkleosteus, a water-dwelling fish, was a fearsome predator with self-sharpening shears for teeth.

🦂Jaekelopterus, a sea scorpion, was the largest arthropod ever known and had massive claws to catch its prey.

🐦Terror birds, the top land predators in South America, had T-Rex-like feet and could deliver fatal blows with their hooked beaks.

🐘Platybelodon, a prehistoric elephant, had a bizarre fleshy spork-like jaw used for cutting vegetation.

🐍Titanoboa, the largest snake ever known, reached 50 feet in length and weighed 2,500 pounds.

Did Dunkleosteus have proper teeth?

—No, Dunkleosteus had two long bony blades that could snap and crush almost anything.

How did Helicoprion's teeth form a toothy whorl?

—The coiled tooth row of Helicoprion totally filled its lower jaw, forming a buzz-saw-like formation.

What did terror birds feed on?

—Terror birds primarily feasted on plant-munching animals, using their pickaxe-like beaks to strike and fatally crack their skulls.

What was the purpose of Platybelodon's fleshy spork-like jaw?

—Platybelodon used its specialized jaw to cut branches and vegetation in terrestrial environments.

How big was Titanoboa?

—Titanoboa grew to nearly 50 feet in length and weighed a colossal 2,500 pounds.

00:00Introduction to the video and the idea that there were creatures scarier than dinosaurs.

00:27First scary creature: Dunkleosteus, a water-dwelling fish with self-sharpening shears for teeth.

02:35Second scary creature: Helicoprion, a shark-like fish with a buzz-saw-like formation of teeth.

04:40Third scary creature: Terror birds, top land predators in South America with T-Rex-like feet and lethal beaks.

06:22Fourth scary creature: Platybelodon, a prehistoric elephant with a fleshy spork-like jaw for cutting vegetation.

08:22Fifth scary creature: Titanoboa, the largest snake ever known, reaching 50 feet in length.

10:23Sixth scary creature: Jaekelopterus, a giant sea scorpion with massive claws for catching prey.

12:36Seventh scary creature: Andrewsarchus, a massive land mammal with huge teeth.

14:32Eighth scary creature: Phoberomys Pattersoni, a giant rodent-like mammal.